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
30 January 2025
(noun) a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John’s wort
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
