"to gather (cloth) on parallel threads," 1860 (implied in shirring), back-formation from shirred (1847), from shirr (n.) "elastic webbing," of unknown origin.
shirr the eggs
shipyard
Shiraz
shire
shirk
shirker
shirr
shirt
shirtless
shirt-sleeves
shirt-waist
shirty
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