Crossword clues for shirr
shirr
- Cook eggs, in a way
- Gather, in sewing
- One way to cook eggs
- Gather into folds
- Draw together
- Bake in a shallow dish
- Prepare eggs, one way
- Bake eggs in a shallow dish
- Prepare as some eggs
- Make smocking, e.g
- Gather, in a way
- Gather, as cloth
- Gather for stitching
- Gather cloth
- Cook unshelled eggs
- Cook eggs
- Bake, but not in the shell
- Bake in cream
- Bake in a ramekin, say
- A way to bake
- Bake, in a way
- Bake, as eggs
- Draw up, as cloth
- Make smocking, e.g.
- Gather together for stitching
- Bake in a shallow dish, as eggs
- Prepare eggs in a way
- Bake, as an egg
- Gather in rows, as cloth
- Bake, as a shelled egg
- Draw material into gathers
- Bake eggs in their shells
- Create smocking
- Prepare eggs in a certain way
- Do a seamstress's job
- Gather, as a seamstress
- Fix eggs
- Gather, in a way (5)
- Bake an egg
- Gather up, as cloth
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"to gather (cloth) on parallel threads," 1860 (implied in shirring), back-formation from shirred (1847), from shirr (n.) "elastic webbing," of unknown origin.
Wiktionary
n. (context sewing English) A shirring. vb. 1 (context US sewing English) To make gathers in textiles by drawing together parallel threads. 2 (context US transitive English) To bake (a raw egg removed from its shell) in a baking dish.
WordNet
v. bake (eggs) in their shells until they are set; "shirr the eggs"
Usage examples of "shirr".
He wore an extravagant suit of shirred and ruffled black silk and dancing shoes covered with gold sequins.
Thick cotton shirring created a vee along the front of the green frock.
Four different sets of street musicians competed with traffic and the ecstatic shirring of crickets and tree frogs.
Shirra has been sent for to carry her to the Kirk Aller steeple, whaur they confine the warlocks.
This woman will bide the nicht in this place under lock and key, till the Shirra sends for her.
Brown describes how he and his school companions would take off their hats to the Shirra as he passed in the streets.
You can have shirred eggs with chicken livers, or a beef bourguignon at an outrageous price, or a very fine bacon-and-spinach quiche.
There were pictures of a woman's hand over a big, flat pan, and instructions that described the making of poached eggs, shirred eggs, fried eggs, scrambled eggs, souffles, egg foo yong, and dozens of varieties of omelets.
Shirra had a table carried between tidemarks, and publicly prayed against the rover at the pitch of his voice and his broad lowland dialect.