shirr
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʃɜː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ʃɜɹ/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)
Verb[edit]
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.
- 2006, Kim Severson, THE CHEF: ANNE QUATRANO; Letting the Land Make a Statement on the Plate, NYTimes, July 6
- But her favorite way to express their simplicity is to shirr them. It's an old-fashioned technique that essentially means baking an egg. In her version, the eggs in ramekins are simmered in seasoned cream that reduces slightly into a soft sauce.
- 2006, Kim Severson, THE CHEF: ANNE QUATRANO; Letting the Land Make a Statement on the Plate, NYTimes, July 6
Translations[edit]
To make gathers in textiles by drawing together parallel threads
Noun[edit]

shirr (plural shirrs)
Manx[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish sirid (“to traverse, seek”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic sir.
Verb[edit]
shirr (verbal noun shirrey, past participle shirrit)
Derived terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
shirr | hirr after "yn", çhirr |
unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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