shirr
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shirr
(shûr)tr.v. shirred, shirr·ing, shirrs
1. To gather (cloth) into decorative rows by parallel stitching.
2. To cook (raw eggs removed from the shell) by baking.
[Origin unknown.]
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shirr
orshir
vb
1. (Knitting & Sewing) to gather (fabric) into two or more parallel rows to decorate a dress, blouse, etc, often using elastic thread
2. (Cookery) (tr) to bake (eggs) out of their shells
n
(Knitting & Sewing) a series of gathered rows decorating a dress, blouse, etc
[C19: of unknown origin]
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shirr
(ʃɜr)v.t.
1. to draw up or gather (cloth or the like) on three or more parallel threads.
2. to bake (eggs removed from the shell), esp. in individual dishes.
n. 3. Also, shirr′ing. a shirred arrangement, as of cloth.
[1840–50; orig. uncertain]
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shirr
Past participle: shirred
Gerund: shirring
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| Verb | 1. | shirr - bake (eggs) in their shells until they are set; "shirr the eggs" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" bake - cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven; "bake the potatoes" |
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shirr
vt → kräuseln
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