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 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 Loss.
• 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.
• noun Preterit and past participle of Ieese.

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

• 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.
• imperative, past participle Lost.
• 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 anatomy The region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
• 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

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

• noun knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote