shirr
(verb) bake (eggs) in their shells until they are set; “shirr the eggs”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
shirr (third-person singular simple present shirrs, present participle shirring, simple past and past participle shirred)
(US, sewing) To make gathers in textiles by drawing together parallel threads.
(US, transitive) To bake (a raw egg removed from its shell) in a baking dish.
shirr (plural shirrs)
(sewing) A shirring.
Source: Wiktionary
Shirr, n. (Sewing)
Definition: A series of close parallel runnings which are drawn up so as to make the material between them set full by gatherings; -- called also shirring, and gauging.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
