Ruching and shirring are not the same thing. For starters, shirring involves elasticized threads in parallel rows.
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Shirring
Synonyms for "shirring" (21 found)
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6 entrieselastic shirringflat shirringgathered shirringgathered stripeshirred panelstitched shirring
Collocations
11 entrieselastic shirringelastic thread shirringfabric shirringgarment constructiongarment shirringgathered fabricgathering stitchesmachine shirringrows of shirringshirred fabrictextile technique
Inflections
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1 entriesSample sentences
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The shirring in Hennessy’s lips tightened, and he drew his breath in and out in a sort of asthmatic whistle.
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