ware 1 (wâr)n.1. An item that is offered for sale.2. An attribute or ability, especially when regarded as an article of commerce: “Mathewson had displayed impressive wares with his fastball, big overhand curve and baffling ‘fadeaway’ (today known as a screwball)” (Stuart Miller).[Middle English, from Old English waru, goods; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]ware 2 (wâr) Archaic tr.v. wared, war·ing, wares To beware of.adj.1. Watchful; wary.2. Aware.[Middle English waren, from Old English warian; see wer- in Indo-European roots. Adj., Middle English; see wary.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.wares (w??z) pl n1. (Commerce) articles of manufacture considered as being for sale2. (Commerce) any talent or asset regarded as a commercial or saleable commodity3. (Ceramics) (Caribbean) earthenwareCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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warepottery or ceramics: She sells her wares at street festivals; a specified kind of merchandise: silverware, glasswareNot to be confused with:wear ? to have on: he will wear a uniform; carry; display; waste; depreciate: wear and tearAbused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreeware 1 (wâr)n.1. An item that is offered for sale.2. An attribute or ability, especially when regarded as an article of commerce: “Mathewson had displayed impressive wares with his fastball, big overhand curve and baffling ‘fadeaway’ (today known as a screwball)” (Stuart Miller).[Middle English, from Old English waru, goods; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]ware 2 (wâr) Archaic tr.v. wared, war·ing, wares To beware of.adj.1. Watchful; wary.2. Aware.[Middle English waren, from Old English warian; see wer- in Indo-European roots. Adj., Middle English; see wary.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.ware (w??) n (often in combination) 1. (functioning as singular) articles of the same kind or material: glassware; silverware. 2. (Ceramics) porcelain or pottery of a specified type: agateware; jasper ware. [Old English waru; related to Old Frisian were, Old Norse vara, Middle Dutch Ware]ware (w??) vb another word for bewareadj another word for wary, wise1[Old English wær; related to Old Saxon, Old High German giwar, Old Norse varr, Gothic war, Latin vereor. See aware, beware]ware (w??) vb (Banking & Finance) (tr) dialect Northern English and Brit to spend or squander[C15: of Scandinavian origin; related to Icelandic verja]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014ware1 (w??r) n. 1. Usu., wares. a. articles of merchandise or manufacture; goods. b. any intangible items, as artistic skills or intellectual accomplishments, that are salable. 2. a specified kind of merchandise (usu. used in combination): silverware; glassware. 3. pottery, or a particular kind of pottery: delft ware. 4. Archaeol. a group of ceramic types classified according to paste and texture, surface modification, as burnish or glaze, and decorative motifs rather than shape and color. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English waru, c. Old Frisian, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch ware, Old Norse vara] ware2 (w??r) adj., v. Archaic. adj. 1. watchful, wary, or cautious. 2. aware; conscious. v.t. 3. to beware of (usu. used in the imperative). [before 900; Middle English; Old English wær, c. Old Saxon war, Old High German giwar, Old Norse varr, Gothic wars] ware3 (w??r) v.t. wared, war?ing. Scot. to spend; expend. [1300?50; Middle English