shirred

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Broken into an earthen dish and baked over the fire; said of eggs
past of shirr
Made or gathered into a shirr; as, a shirred bonnet
{s} gathered by sewing parallel rows of running stitches (about fabric)
shirred egg
egg cooked individually in cream or butter in a small ramekin
shirr
To bake (a raw egg removed from its shell) in a baking dish

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.

shirr
To make gathers in textiles by drawing together parallel threads
shirr
{i} gathers created in a fabric by sewing parallel rows of running stitches
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{f} create gathers in fabric by sewing parallel rows of running stitches
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bake (eggs) in their shells until they are set; "shirr the eggs"
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A series of close parallel runnings which are drawn up so as to make the material between them set full by gatherings; called also shirring, and gauging
shirr
bake (eggs) in their shells until they are set; "shirr the eggs
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