Definition of "lire"

(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Flesh, brawn, or muscle; the fleshy part of a person or animal in contradistinction to the bone and skin.  examples

(UK dialectal, Scotland) The fleshy part of a roast capon, etc. as distinguished from a limb or joint.  examples

(UK dialectal, Scotland) The cheek.  examples

(UK dialectal, Scotland) Face; appearance of the face or skin; complexion; hue.  examples

(UK dialectal, Scotland, Orkney, Shetland, ornithology) The Manx shearwater (bird).

plural of lira  examples