lire

/lˈɪɹə/

lire

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Definition

Flesh, brawn, or muscle; the fleshy part of a person or animal in contradistinction to the bone and skin.

Etymology

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”).