What is 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 called?
shirr — 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. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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