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shirr
verb[ T ]
uk /ʃɜːr/ us /ʃɝː/
shirrverb[T] (CLOTH)
If you shirr cloth, you pull it into small folds by sewing a number of threads through it and then pulling the threads tight:
This top is shirred across the bodice.
She wore a long shirred skirt.
The old lady was wearing a brown dress with a shirred skirt.
I bought a new jacket that was shirred at the sleeve.
The material was shirred into a taut shape.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Knitting & sewing
appliqué
appliquéd
Aran
Bargello
baste
handknit
handknitted
hank
hem
intarsia
quilting
reknit
resew
rib
run something up
running stitch
sampler
seam
sew
stitch
shirrverb[T] (EGGS)
If you shirr eggs, you remove them from their shells and bake them in a dish:
I ate a plate of shirred eggs topped with paté.
The brunch menu included smoked salmon, shirred eggs, and waffles.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Preparing food using heat
air fryer
bain-marie
baking
baking parchment
barbecue
blanch
cooking
deep fat fryer
deep-fried
deep-fry
done
overdone
pan-fry
parboil
poach
poaching
sear
underdone
warm (someone/something) up
wood-fired
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