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shirr.

To make gathers in textiles by drawing together parallel threads.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʃɜː/Received-Pronunciation/ʃɜɹ/General-American/ʃɪr/Scotland/ʃøː/New-Zealand
  1. To make gathers in textiles by drawing together parallel threads.

    US
  2. To bake (a raw egg removed from its shell) in a baking dish.

    US · transitive
Where this word comes from

Unknown.

noun/ʃɜː/Received-Pronunciation/ʃɜɹ/General-American/ʃɪr/Scotland/ʃøː/New-Zealand
  1. A shirring.

Where this word comes from

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