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shirring

noun as in fold

Strongest match

Weak matches

noun as in plica

Weak matches

noun as in plication

Weak matches

noun as in rimple

noun as in ruck

Weak matches

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Example Sentences

Long elbow cuffs, and above them two beautiful puffs divided by rows of shirring and bows of brown-silk ribbon.

This may be in the form of a cupboard or small closet, or a bag made of light rubber cloth and provided with a shirring string.

The shirring string under the crown is pulled up first and the material over-handed to the frame.

Straight across the pond she went, her toes shirring the water, and up and up and up—then off.

Machine work: Plain stitching, tucking, shirring, bias strips stitched on material.

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