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单词 shirr
释义

shirr

[ shur ]
/ ʃɜr /

verb (used with object)

to draw up or gather (cloth or the like) on three or more parallel threads.
to bake (eggs removed from the shell) in a shallow dish or in individual dishes.

noun

Also shirring. a shirred arrangement, as of cloth.

Origin of shirr

First recorded in 1840–50; origin uncertain

OTHER WORDS FROM shirr

un·shirred, adjective

Words nearby shirr

shirker, Shirleen, Shirley, Shirley poppy, Shirley Temple, shirr, shirt, shirtband, shirt-dress, shirt front, shirting
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Example sentences from the Web for shirr

  • Shirr′ing, decorative-shirred needlework; Shirr′ing-string, a cord used to gather the threads together in shirred-work.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
  • Shirr, Shir, shėr, n. a puckering made in a fabric by parallel gathering-threads.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for shirr

shirr
/ (ʃɜː) /

verb

to gather (fabric) into two or more parallel rows to decorate a dress, blouse, etc, often using elastic thread
(tr) to bake (eggs) out of their shells

noun Also: shirring

a series of gathered rows decorating a dress, blouse, etc

Word Origin for shirr

C19: of unknown origin
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