Shirr

//ʃɜː// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
A shirring.

Verb

1
To make gathers in textiles by drawing together parallel threads. US
2
bake (eggs) in their shells until they are set wordnet
3
To bake (a raw egg removed from its shell) in a baking dish. US, transitive
"The Creole eggs arrived in a ramekin, shirred on a bed of Virginia ham julienne and topped with a robust, spicy tomato sauce of Creole derivation."

Synonyms

bake barbecue baste blanch boil braise

Example

"The Creole eggs arrived in a ramekin, shirred on a bed of Virginia ham julienne and topped with a robust, spicy tomato sauce of Creole derivation."

Etymology

Unknown.

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