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Lore vs Lire - What's the difference?

lore | lire |

As nouns the difference between lore and lire

is that lore is all the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience while lire is flesh, brawn, or muscle; the fleshy part of a person or animal in contradistinction to the bone and skin.

As a verb lore

is past tense of lose.

lore

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) lore, from (etyl) '', German ''Lehre . See also (l).

Noun

  • all the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
  • the lore of the Ancient Egyptians
  • * Milton
  • His fair offspring, nursed in princely lore .
  • The backstory created around a fictional universe.
  • (obsolete) workmanship
  • (Spenser)
    Derived terms
    * birdlore * booklore * catlore * doglore * faxlore * fishlore * folklore * photocopylore * woodlore * wortlore * xeroxlore

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy) The region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
  • (anatomy) The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.
  • Derived terms
    * lored

    Etymology 3

    Verb

    (head)
  • (obsolete) (lose)
  • * Spenser
  • Neither of them she found where she them lore .

    Anagrams

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    lire

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) lire, lyre, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Flesh, brawn, or muscle; the fleshy part of a person or animal in contradistinction to the bone and skin.
  • The fleshy part of a roast capon, etc. as distinguished from a limb or joint.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) lire, lyre, from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The cheek.
  • Face; appearance of the face or skin; complexion; hue.
  • Etymology 3

    From (etyl) . Cognate with (etyl) lira.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The Manx shearwater (bird).
  • Etymology 4

    From (etyl) lire.

    Noun

    (head)
  • Anagrams

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