lire.
Flesh, brawn, or muscle; the fleshy part of a person or animal in contradistinction to the bone and skin.
Meaning & usage
Flesh, brawn, or muscle; the fleshy part of a person or animal in contradistinction to the bone and skin.
The fleshy part of a roast capon, etc. as distinguished from a limb or joint.
Where this word comes from
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”).
The cheek.
Face; appearance of the face or skin; complexion; hue.
Where this word comes from
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.
The Manx shearwater (bird).
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse líri. Cognate with Norwegian lira.
plural of lira
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Italian lire.
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