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Definition of Shirred
1. a. Made or gathered into a shirr; as, a shirred bonnet.
Definition of Shirred
1. Verb. (past of shirr) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shirred
1. shirr [v] - See also: shirr
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shirred
Literary usage of Shirred
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Wages and Regularity of Employment in the Dress and Waist Industry of New by Nahum Isaac Stone (1915)
"JOINING YOKES WITH LACE BEADING TO OPEN FRONTS OR BACKS, WITH A shirred SEAM.
Seam 11 to IS inches long. This work was timed in only one $9-a-dozen waist ..."
2. The Rumford Complete Cookbook by Lily Haxworth Wallace, Rumford Chemical Works (1908)
"shirred Eggs 2 eggs. 1 tablespoon butter. Salt and pepper to taste. ... shirred eggs
cook very nicely if placed on an asbestos mat on top of the range and ..."
3. Reports of Cases Arising Upon Letters Patent for Inventions: Determined in by Samuel Sparks Fisher (1870)
"Cary. facture of the shirred goo^s specified, all improvements in the composition,
... It is clear that the only exclusive right to make " shirred or ..."
4. The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1896)
"When whites are nearly firm, sprinkle with cheese. Finish cooking, and serve on
buttered toast. Strain cream over the toast. Baked or shirred Eggs. Butter ..."
5. Practical Paper Hanging by Arthur S. Jennings (1892)
"shirred OR GAUGED WORK. Thio variety of finishing walls is rarely applied ...
'To fasten the shirred material on the wall furring is provided wherever the ..."
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