lore

6 definitions found

lore - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lore \Lore\, n. [OE. lore, lare, AS. l[=a]r, fr. l[=ae]ran to
     teach; akin to D. leer teaching, doctrine, G. lehre, Dan.
     l[ae]re, Sw. l[aum]ra. See Learn, and cf. Lere, v. t.]
     1. That which is or may be learned or known; the knowledge
        gained from tradition, books, or experience; often, the
        whole body of knowledge possessed by a people or class of
        people, or pertaining to a particular subject; as, the
        lore of the Egyptians; priestly lore; legal lore;
        folklore. "The lore of war." --Fairfax.
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              His fair offspring, nursed in princely lore.
                                                    --Milton.
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     2. That which is taught; hence, instruction; wisdom; advice;
        counsel. --Chaucer.
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              If please ye, listen to my lore.      --Spenser.
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     3. Workmanship. [Obs.] --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster] Loreal

  Lore \Lore\ (l[=o]r), n. [F. lore, L. lorum thong.] (Zool.)
        (a) The space between the eye and bill, in birds, and the
            corresponding region in reptiles and fishes.
        (b) The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.
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  Lore \Lore\, obs. imp. & p. p. of Lose. [See Lose.]
     Lost.
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           Neither of them she found where she them lore.
                                                    --Spenser.
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lore - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  lore
      n 1: knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote; "early
           peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend"
           [syn: lore, traditional knowledge]

lore - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  Lore
  
     1. Object-oriented language for knowledge representation.
     "Etude et Realisation d'un Language Objet: LORE", Y. Caseau,
     These, Paris-Sud, Nov 1987.
  
     2. CGE, Marcoussis, France.  Set-based language [same as 1?]
     E-mail: Christophe Dony <chd.ibp.fr>
  

lore - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  57 Moby Thesaurus words for "lore":
     Lorelei, Mishnah, Spiritus Mundi, Sunna, Talmud, ancient wisdom,
     archetypal myth, archetypal pattern, bibliography,
     body of knowledge, body of learning, charm, common law, culture,
     custom, cyclopedia, doctrine, encyclopedia, erudition, ethos,
     fable, fairy lore, fairyism, femme fatale, folk motif, folklore,
     folktale, folkway, immemorial usage, information, knowledge,
     learning, legend, literature, materials, myth, mythical lore,
     mythicism, mythology, mythos, popular belief, publications,
     racial memory, science, seductress, spell, store of knowledge,
     superstition, superstitiousness, system of knowledge, temptress,
     tradition, traditionalism, traditionality, traditions,
     treasury of information, wisdom