Lire
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lire is a noun meaning (UK dialectal, Scotland) The fleshy part of a roast capon, etc. as distinguished from a limb or joint.
Meaning
(UK dialectal, Scotland) The fleshy part of a roast capon, etc. as distinguished from a limb or joint.
More Meanings
- (UK dialectal, Scotland) The cheek.
- (UK dialectal, Scotland) Face; appearance of the face or skin; complexion; hue.
- (UK dialectal, Scotland, Orkney, Shetland, ornithology) The Manx shearwater (bird).
- plural of lira
- (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Flesh, brawn, or muscle; the fleshy part of a person or animal in contradistinction to the bone and skin.
Word Forms
- lires
Related Words
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