Basting and Shirring

Basting

Basting noun - A loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together.

Shirring and basting are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Shirring" with "Basting", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Word: basted

Shirring

Shirring noun - Baking shelled eggs.
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Synonyms for Shirring

Basting and shirring are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Basting" with "Shirring", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Word: shirred
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