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Definitions for Shirring

[1] to draw up or gather (cloth or the like) on three or more parallel threads.
[2] to bake (eggs removed from the shell) in a shallow dish or in individual dishes.
[3] Also shirr·ing. a shirred arrangement, as of cloth.
[4] to gather (fabric) into two or more parallel rows to decorate a dress, blouse, etc, often using elastic thread
[5] (tr) to bake (eggs) out of their shells
[6] a series of gathered rows decorating a dress, blouse, etc

Words related to Shirring

shirrpleat, layer, convolution, corrugation, bend, cockle, gathering, ridge, overlap, ruck, crimp, ruffle, plication, ply, wrinkle, lap, furrow, circumvolution, gather, pucker

Words nearby Shirring

shirrshirker, shirleen, shirley, shirley poppy, shirley temple, shirr, shirt, shirt front, shirt jacket, shirt-dress, shirt-lifter

Origin of Shirring

First recorded in 1840–50; origin uncertain

Other words from Shirring

un·shirred , adjective

Word origin for Shirring

C19: of unknown origin

Synonyms for Shirring

bend, circumvolution, cockle, convolution, corrugation, crease, crimp, crinkle, flection, flexure, furrow, gather, gathering, groove, knife-edge, lap, lapel, layer, loop, overlap, plait, pleat, plication, ply, pucker, ridge, ruck, ruffle, smocking, tuck, turn, wrinkle, crumple, dog's ear, plicature, rimple, rivel, ruche, rumple