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ware noun2.
[Old English waru corresp. to Old Frisian ware, were, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch ware (Dutch waar), Old Norse vara, from Germanic. Perh. same word as WARE noun3 with the meaning 'object of care'. Cf. WARE adjective.]
a. sing. & in pl. Articles of merchandise or manufacture; goods, commodities. Freq. as 2nd elem. of comb. OE.
iron ware, paper ware, stationery ware, etc.
M. Ignatieff The booksellers setting out their wares on the quais.
b. An article of merchandise, a saleable commodity. rare. L19.
collect. A person's skills, talents, products, etc. ME.
J. G. Holland There is nothing immodest..in the advertisement of a man's literary wares.
a. sing. & in pl. Textile fabrics. obsolete exc. in MANCHESTER wares. ME.
b. sing. & in pl. Livestock. ME-M18.
c. collect. Field-produce, crops, vegetables (now dial.); spec. large potatoes intended for sale (also ware potatoes). LME.
d. A young oyster in its third year. L19.
collect.
a. The genitals. Also in lady ware. LME-E18.
b. Women. Freq. in piece of ware. joc. arch. M16.
collect. Articles made of pottery; ceramics. Chiefly with specifying word, as chinaware, glassware, Jasper-ware, Parian ware, Staffordshire ware, etc. M18.
Artist A selection of art pottery and functional ware is also for sale.
Phrases: the hale ware Scot. the whole number or amount; the sum total.