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shirred

Australia, UK/ʃɜːd/US/ʃɜɹd/Scotland/ʃɪɹd/New Zealand/ʃøːd/

A form of shirr — To make gathers in textiles by drawing together parallel threads.

UncommonScrabble 11

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Meanings

verb

participlepastsimple past and past participle of shirr
participlepastsimple past and past participle of shir

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with shirred

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Sounds the same

shared (fair–fur merger)

Cite this entry

APA

shirred. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shirred

MLA

“shirred.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shirred. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shirred,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shirred.

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