Associations to the word «Shirr»

Wiktionary

SHIRR, verb. (US) (sewing) To make gathers in textiles by drawing together parallel threads.
SHIRR, verb. (US) (transitive) To bake (a raw egg removed from its shell) in a baking dish.
SHIRR, noun. (sewing) A shirring.

Dictionary definition

SHIRR, verb. Bake (eggs) in their shells until they are set; "shirr the eggs".

Wise words

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Ernest Hemingway