shirred
simple past tense and past participle of shirr
Source: Wiktionary
Shirred, a.
1. (Sewing)
Definition: Made or gathered into a shirr; as, a shirred bonnet.
2. (Cookery)
Definition: Broken into an earthen dish and baked over the fire; -- said of eggs.
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
16 May 2025
(adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
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