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