n. & v.
n. 1 two or more rows of esp. elastic gathered threads in a garment etc. forming smocking. 2 elastic webbing.
v.tr. 1 gather (material) with parallel threads. 2 US bake (eggs) without shells. shirring n.
[ 19th c.: orig. unkn. ]
n. & v.
n. 1 two or more rows of esp. elastic gathered threads in a garment etc. forming smocking. 2 elastic webbing.
v.tr. 1 gather (material) with parallel threads. 2 US bake (eggs) without shells. shirring n.
[ 19th c.: orig. unkn. ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012