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ware 1  (wâr)
n.
1. An article of commerce.
2. An immaterial asset or benefit, such as a service or personal accomplishment, regarded as an article of commerce.

[Middle English, from Old English waru, goods; see wer-3 in Indo-European roots.]

ware 2  (wâr)
tr.v. wared, war·ing, wares Archaic
To beware of.
adj. Obsolete
1. Watchful; wary.
2. Aware.

[Middle English waren, from Old English warian; see wer-3 in Indo-European roots. Adj., Middle English; see wary.]

wares [wɛəz]
pl n
1. (Business / Commerce) articles of manufacture considered as being for sale
2. (Business / Commerce) any talent or asset regarded as a commercial or saleable commodity
3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) (Caribbean) earthenware
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wares
plural noun goods, produce, stock, products, stuff, commodities, merchandise, lines Vendors displayed their wares in baskets on the ground.
Translations
wares [wɛəz] NPLmercancías fpl
to cry one's warespregonar sus mercancías
wares [ˈwɛərz] nplmarchandises fpl
to sell one's wares → vendre ses marchandises
wares
plWaren pl; to cry one’s wares (dated)seine Waren anpreisen
wares [wɛəz] nplmerci fpl


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Then she knocked at the door, and cried, 'Fine wares to sell
And because these cunning men, are like haberdashers of small wares, it is not amiss to set forth their shop.
Rich merchants, sending their wares to the distant Indies, had lived in them calm and prosperous lives, and in their decent decay they kept still an aroma of their splendid past.
 
 
 
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