plural 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.

(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