shirr

shirr  (shûr)

tr.v. shirred, shirr·ing, shirrs

1. To gather (cloth) into decorative rows by parallel stitching.

2. To cook (unshelled eggs) by baking until set.

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shirr [ʃɜː]

vb

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / 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 also shirring

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) a series of gathered rows decorating a dress, blouse, etc.

[of unknown origin]

Thesaurus

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"

Translations

shirr [ʃɜːʳ] VT

1. (Sew) → fruncir

2. (US) shirred eggs → huevos mpl al plato

shirr

vt → kräuseln