lore

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun Accumulated knowledge or beliefs held by a group about a subject, especially when passed from generation to generation by oral tradition. synonym: knowledge.
• noun The space between the eye and the base of the bill of a bird or between the eye and nostril of a snake.

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun Preterit and past participle of Ieese.
• noun Loss.
• noun That which is taught; instruction; counsel; admonition; teaching; lesson.
• noun That which is learned; any store of knowledge; learning; erudition.
• noun Synonyms Learning, Erudition, etc. (see literature), attainments, acquirements.
• noun Anything suggesting a thong.
• noun In ornithology, the side of the head between the eye and the base of the upper mandible.
• noun In herpetology, a region on the side of the head between the eye and the nostril, where certain plates called lorals may be present.
• noun In entomology, a corneous angular process in the mouth of some insects, by means of which the trophi are put forth or retracted. Also lora.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• imperative, past participle Lost.
• noun The space between the eye and bill, in birds, and the corresponding region in reptiles and fishes.
• noun The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.
• noun 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
• noun That which is taught; hence, instruction; wisdom; advice; counsel.
• noun obsolete Workmanship.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun all the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
• noun The backstory created around a fictional universe.
• noun obsolete workmanship
• noun anatomy The region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote