lore2Pronunciation: /lɔː/Translate lore | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of lore noun Zoology the surface on each side of a bird’s head between the eye and the upper base of the beak, or between the eye and nostril in snakes. Origin: early 19th century: from Latin lorum 'strap'lore in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of lore in the US English dictionary