lire
nounnounnounnouncommon in dialogue
Flesh, brawn, or muscle; the fleshy part of a person or animal in contradistinction to the bone and skin.
noun
- 1
Flesh, brawn, or muscle; the fleshy part of a person or animal in contradistinction to the bone and skin.
- 2
The fleshy part of a roast capon, etc. as distinguished from a limb or joint.
Etymology
From Middle English lire, lyre, from Old English līra (“any fleshy part of the body, muscle, calf of the leg”), from Proto-Germanic *ligwizô, *lihwizô (“thigh, groin”), from Proto-Indo-European *lekʷs-, *lewks- (“groin”). Cognate with Dutch lies (“groin”), Swedish lår (“thigh”).
noun
- 1
The cheek.
- 2
Face; appearance of the face or skin; complexion; hue.
Etymology
From Middle English lire, lyre, from Old Norse hlýr (“cheeks”, plural). Compare Middle English lere, from Old English hlēor (“cheek, countenance, complexion”). More at leer.
noun
- 1
The Manx shearwater (bird).
Etymology
From Old Norse líri. Cognate with Norwegian lira.
noun
- 1
Also a form of liraplural of lira
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian lire.
Forms
- plural
- lires
lire · Flesh, brawn, or muscle; the fleshy part of a person or animal in contradistinction to the bone and skin.
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