lire

noun

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

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

3. (Britain dialectal, Scotland) The cheek.

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

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

6. plural of lira