(n.) The space between the eye and bill, in birds, and the corresponding region in reptiles and fishes.
(n.) The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.
(obs. imp. & p. p.) Lost.
(v. t.) 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.
(v. t.) That which is taught; hence, instruction; wisdom; advice; counsel.
(v. t.) Workmanship.
Example Sentences:
(1) Currently, the US contains around 1,500 of the expansive “malls” of suburban consumer lore.
(2) Lib Dem MP Lorely Burt said the party was "stuck between a rock and a hard place".
(3) Start to care.” It has eight guides , most of whom give two-hour walks with a mix of local lore and their personal experience.
(4) In a country addicted to novelty and invention, he was proceeding to supply an instant lore of allegory, myth and fable.
(5) Bush's fantastical lyrics, influenced by children's literature, esoteric mystical knowledge, daydreams and the lore and legends of old Albion, seemed irrelevant, and deficient in street-cred at a time of tower-block social realism and agit-prop.
(6) Aboriginal people are obligated to maintain a connection to country to sustain spiritual beliefs, customary activities and traditional lore.
(7) It stamps into public lore an image that so fixates conservative opinion – that of the negligent parent, the one who might profess to care as much about their children as you or I, but is just waiting for society's back to be turned before smoking all over them.
(8) When we look at our favourite television shows, they've all stayed the same; stasis is part of television lore.
(9) Peak I stimulated and peak II inhibited the enzyme (Rodríguez de Lores Arnaiz and Antonelli de Gómez de Lima, Neurochem Res 11:933-947, 1986).
(10) Regardless, his 11-pitch at-bat against Clayton Kershaw in Game Six of the NLCS which set the stage for his implosion is now a moment of St Louis lore.
(11) Maz Kanata 'used telekinetic powers' in Star Wars: The Force Awakens Read more As a radical shift in Star Wars lore, such a change might have had the potential to make Han failing to shoot first in the “special edition” of 1977’s Star Wars look relatively inconsequential.
(12) The nature of feather inclusions was characterized in 32 psittacine birds (30 cockatoos, one peach-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis), and one red-lored Amazon parrot (Amazona autumnalis autumnalis] with naturally-acquired psittacine beak and feather disease.
(13) Lorely Burt, parliamentary private secretary (PPS) to Danny Alexander, spoke out against military action in the debate and chose not to vote.
(14) SLAP HAFFEY said one, HAPLESS HAFFEY another - and in spite of such legendary predecessors in the lore as Harry Rennie, John Thomson and Jimmy Cowan, Scotland's reputation for insecure goalkeeping took root there and then.
(15) One version of tech lore has it that JVC's welcoming attitude towards adult content on VHS was the reason it won out in the end.
(16) Thus, contrary to popular myth and clinical lore, the overrepresentation of young adoptees in clinical settings is not attributable solely to the fact that adoptees are more troubled.
(17) Tips: Hook a mackerel and fry it for dinner just off the Cabot Trail, and learn to make Acadian potato pancakes for $22pp while savouring the cultural lore of Cape Breton.
(18) It made a most enduring impression upon my boyish mind which was my very first impulse to choosing chorea as my virgin contribution to medical lore.
(19) Jeter asks: “Why doesn’t he just shut up?” Rodriguez helped create a new phrase in Mets lore – “24 plus one” – which was the verbiage used by then Mets GM Steve Phillips to describe why the team had opted out of the Rodriguez free-agent sweepstakes in 2000.
(20) Once immersed in the scene, the lure and the lore of the tube proved hard to resist.
Workmanship
Definition:
(n.) The art or skill of a workman; the execution or manner of making anything.
(n.) That which is effected, made, or produced; manufacture, something made by manual labor.
Example Sentences:
(1) Very soon special instruments were developed for these purposes of production and workmanship by men and the advantages or disadvantages of certain proceedings were evident.
(2) The investigation of as well the technical (materials, workmanship,...) as the esthetic factors (form, style,...) of the works of art, combined with the study of the cultural background, shows that the use of coca seems to have been a privilege of the upper social classes.
(3) This quality of workmanship would not be seen again on Orkney for thousands of years."
(4) Age-old Dorset materials such as stone, slate and render are used and the quality of workmanship is controlled by the Duchy through agreements with builders.
(5) The office is functional, exuding efficient workmanship.
(6) But, despite the love and workmanship being applied to the machine, it is clear that it will never fly again.
(7) QA programs may improve provider morale as a result of participation in the move toward excellence, and pride in workmanship.
(8) Since epidural catheters of the multi-orifice type apparently represent an inherent, vital danger due to their construction (regardless of the catheter material and workmanship), they should no longer be used.
(9) "We're aware there are many difficulties in persuading people to take up this stuff," said Barker, citing those who "could not be bothered", did not have time to plan and supervise the work, and were nervous about poor workmanship.
(10) We talked about the process of making records; I gushed blearily about the impressive workmanship I had seen that day at the plant.
(11) Yes, some fashion is insanely overpriced, but often the prices reflect the workmanship required to make the clothes and it would be ridiculous for fashion writers (and beauty writers, food writers, travel writers, or anyone, really) to pretend that expensive, nice things don't exist just because most people can't afford them.
(12) On the off-chance of seeing their brand triumph at what has become the world's premier fashion show, designers devote money and the workmanship of their finest seamstresses to producing one-off gowns which may, at the last minute, be left hanging unseen in a hotel room.
(13) While it was claimed the system was meant to identify people who might steal or had poor workmanship, the files suggested union membership was the overwhelming criterion for inclusion.
(14) In the newly-public emails, Metz explained that cheese makers are required to comply with federal regulations, which includes the mandate that "all plant equipment and utensils shall be so designed and of such material and workmanship as to be adequately cleanable, and shall be properly maintained."
(15) This study revealed workmanship flaws and poor instrument accuracy.
(16) He was a utopian who devised the Guild of St George, a celebration of workmanship that underpinned the Arts and Crafts movement of William Morris.
(17) Emphasis, therefore, must not be placed on the production of a useful item corresponding to market rules but rather on the production process itself, which provides positive experience with material and techniques, strengthens self-confidence, reduces the demand for very good workmanship and enhances self-reliance and self-responsibility.
(18) The west London-based manufacturer has an army of devotees who request that the braze points on their bike are lacquered, instead of being covered by paint, to highlight the workmanship.
(19) Higher quality workmanship will be done in Europe, north Africa or, for the US market, Latin America.