ware
noun
[ wɛː ]
• pottery, typically that of a specified type.
• "blue-and-white majolica ware"
Origin:
Old English waru ‘commodities’, of Germanic origin, perhaps the same word as Scots ware ‘cautiousness’, and having the primary sense ‘object of care’; related to ware2.
ware
adjective
• aware.
• "thou speak'st wiser than thou art ware of"
Origin:
Old English wær, from the Germanic base of ware3.
ware
exclamation
• used as a warning cry, typically during a hunt.
Origin:
Old English warian ‘be on one's guard’, from a Germanic base meaning ‘observe, take care’.
-ware
combining form
• denoting articles made of ceramic or used in cooking and serving food.
• "tableware"
• denoting a kind of software.
• "groupware"
