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shirring definition

shirr·ing (s̸hʉr)

noun

  1. a gathering made in cloth by drawing the material up on parallel rows of short running stitches
  2. any trim made by shirring

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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