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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. The space between the eye and bill, in birds, and the corresponding region in reptiles and fishes.

2. The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3

Part of speech: noun (n.)

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. His fair offspring, nursed in princely lore. Milton.

2. That which is taught; hence, instruction; wisdom; advice; counsel. Chaucer. If please ye, listen to my lore. Spenser.

3. Workmanship. [Obs.] Spenser.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3

Part of speech: participle (p.)

Lost. Neither of them she found where she them lore. Spenser.

Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Structured JSON vendored from sktzofrenic/webster1828 at commit 5a58d9e0191eefaa51affbc1bb1b8bc5782ba6c0. The upstream README identifies the dictionary text as public domain and the project license as MIT.

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