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Definition lire
Etymology 1
From Middle English lire, lyre, from Old English l?ra (“any fleshy part of the body, muscle, calf of the leg”), from Proto-Germanic *ligwizô, *lihwizô (“thigh, groin”), from Proto-Indo-European *lek?s-, *lewks- (“groin”). Cognate with Dutch lies (“groin”), Swedish lår (“thigh”).
Noun
lire (plural lires)
- (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Flesh, brawn, or muscle; the fleshy part of a person or animal in contradistinction to the bone and skin.
- (Britain dialectal, Scotland) The fleshy part of a roast capon, etc. as distinguished from a limb or joint.
Etymology 2
From Middle English lire, lyre, from Old Norse hlýr (“cheeks”, plural). Compare Middle English lere, from Old English hl?or (“cheek, countenance, complexion”). More at leer.
Noun
lire (plural lires)
- (Britain dialectal, Scotland) The cheek.
- (Britain dialectal, Scotland) Face; appearance of the face or skin; complexion; hue.
Etymology 3
From Old Norse líri. Cognate with Norwegian lira.
Noun
lire (plural lires)
- (Britain dialectal, Scotland, Orkney, Shetland, ornithology) The Manx shearwater (bird).
Etymology 4
From Italian lire.
Noun
lire
- plural of lira
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