Ware definition
Hardware; silverware.
Ware hounds!
An example of a ware is a knitted cap sold at a holiday gift fair.
An example of a ware is a kitchen ceramic such as yellowware.
Groupware; shareware.
Hardware, earthenware, glassware.
Courseware, shareware.
He is ware enough; he is wily and circumspect for stirring up any sedition.
Origin of ware
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From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English from Old English waru goods wer-3 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From ware Sense 2, from (soft)ware
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Wiktionary
- From Old English warian
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- Old English wær.
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- Old English waru
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