ware1
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wɛː/
n.
- pottery, typically that of a specified type.
▸manufactured articles of a specified type.
-
(wares)
articles offered for sale.
Etymology
OE waru ‘commodities’, of Gmc origin, perh. the same word as Scots ware ‘cautiousness’, with the sense ‘object of care’; rel. to ware3.
ware2
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wɛː/
v.
beware (used as a warning cry).
Etymology
OE warian ‘be on one's guard’, from a Gmc base meaning ‘observe, take care’.
ware3
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wɛː/
Etymology
OE wær, from the Gmc base of ware2.