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Shire
shire
Shire Highlands
shire horse
shire town
Shires
shirk
Shirley poppy
shirr
shirt
shirtdress
shirtfront
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shirr

shirr [ shur ] (past and past participle shirred, present participle shirr·ing, 3rd person present singular shirrs)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb gather fabric: to gather fabric into two or more parallel rows for decoration on a garment such as a skirt, usually using elasticized thread

2. transitive verb bake egg in dish: to bake an egg without its shell, e.g. in a ramekin dish

[Mid-19th century. Origin ?]
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