Lira \Li"ra\ (l[=e]"r[.a]), n.; pl. Lire (l[=e]"r[asl]). [It.,
   fr. L. libra the Roman pound. Cf. Livre.]
   An Italian coin equivalent in value to the French franc.
   [1913 Webster]

	

	lira
    n 1: the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents [syn:
         lira, Maltese lira]
    2: the basic unit of money in Turkey [syn: lira, Turkish
       lira]
    3: formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100
       centesimi [syn: lira, Italian lira]

	

	LIRA. The name of a foreign coin. In all computations at the custom house, 
the lira of Sardinia shall be estimated at eighteen cents and six mills. Act 
of March 22, 1846. The lira of the Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom, and the lira 
of Tuscany, at sixteen cents. Act of March 22, 1846.