lire noun5 •(dialect, UK) Flesh, brawn, or muscle; the fleshy part of a person or animal in contradistinction to the bone and skin. •(dialect, UK) The fleshy part of a roast capon, etc. as distinguished from a limb or joint. •(dialect, UK) Face; appearance of the face or skin; complexion; hue. •(dialect, UK) The cheek. •(dialect, UK) The Manx shearwater (bird). formslires