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ware

UK/ˈwɛə/ US/ˈwɛɹ/ uncommon obsolete uk
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: `silverware', `software'

verb

1.

spend extravagantly

  • “waste not, want not”
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Origin

From Middle English ware, from Old English waru, from Proto-West Germanic *waru, from Proto-Germanic *warō (“attention”) as in beware, in the sense of “an object of care, a valuable”, from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to watch, keep guard”), whence also ward. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Were (“an item for exchange, barter, or sale; ware”), Dutch waar (“goods offered for sale or use; ware”), German Ware (“ware”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk vare (“ware”), Faroese vøra (“ware”), Icelandic and Swedish vara (“ware”).

Phrases

  • Abruzzi ware
  • Belleek ware
  • Biddery ware
  • biscuit ware
  • Bizen ware
  • Böttger ware
  • cameo ware
  • Chien ware

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