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SHIRR

\ʃˈɜː], \ʃˈɜː], \ʃ_ˈɜː]\

Definitions of SHIRR

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A puckering or fulling produced in a fabric by means of parallel gathering-threads.
To draw up (cloth) by gathering on parallel gathering-threads; in cooking, to poach in cream, as eggs.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To gather on parallel gathering threads.
In cooking, to poach in cream.
A fulling by means of gathering threads.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

An elastic cord inserted between two pieces of cloth.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

n. An insertion of cord (usually elastic) between two pieces of cloth; also, the cord itself or the cloth made with it.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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