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/ʃɜː/ · verb
(US, sewing) To make gathers in textiles by drawing together parallel threads..
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.
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.
Use shirr when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Shirr means (US, sewing) To make gathers in textiles by drawing together parallel threads..
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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.
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