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11 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ware \Ware\, v. t. (Naut.) To wear, or veer. See {Wear}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ware \Ware\, obs. imp. of {Wear}. Wore. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ware \Ware\, n. [AS. w[=a]r.] (Bot.) Seaweed. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] {Ware goose} (Zo["o]l.), the brant; -- so called because it feeds on ware, or seaweed. [Prov. Eng.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ware \Ware\, n. [OE. ware, AS waru; akin to D. waar, G. waare, Icel. & Sw vara, Dan. vare; and probably to E. worth, a. See {Worth}, a.] Articles of merchandise; the sum of articles of a particular kind or class; style or class of manufactures; especially, in the plural, goods; commodities; merchandise. ``Retails his wares at wakes.'' --Shak. ``To chaffer with them and eke to sell them their ware.'' --Chaucer. It the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the Sabbath day to sell that we would not buy it of them on the Sabbath, or on the holy day --Neh. x. 31. Note: Although originally and properly a collective noun it admits of a plural form when articles of merchandise of different kinds are meant It is often used in composition; as in hardware, glassware, tinware, etc From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ware \Ware\, a. [OE. war, AS w[ae]r. [root]142. See {Wary}.] A ware; taking notice; hence wary; cautious; on one's guard. See {Beware}. [Obs.] She was ware and knew it bet [better] than he --Chaucer. Of whom be thou ware also --2. Tim. iv 15. He is ware enough; he is wily and circumspect for stirring up any sedition. --Latimer. The only good that grows of passed fear Is to be wise, and ware of like again --Spenser. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ware \Ware\, n. [AS. waru caution.] The state of being ware or aware; heed. [Obs.] --Wyclif. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ware \Ware\, v. t. [As. warian.] To make ware; to warn; to take heed of to beware of to guard against. ``Ware that I say.'' --Chaucer. God . . . ware you for the sin of avarice. --Chaucer. Then ware a rising tempest on the main. --Dryden. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ware n : articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: silverware; software v 1: spend extravagantly; "waste not want not" [syn: {consume}, {squander}, {waste}] 2: avoid dealing with "She shirks her duties" [syn: {shirk}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Ware, MA (CDP, FIPS 72845) Location: 42.25319 N, 72.24547 W Population (1990): 6533 (2849 housing units) Area: 16.0 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 01082 From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: -ware suff. [from `software'] Commonly used to form jargon terms for classes of software. For examples, see {annoyware}, {careware}, {crippleware}, {crudware}, {freeware}, {fritterware}, {guiltware}, {liveware}, {meatware}, {payware}, {psychedelicware}, {shareware}, {shelfware}, {vaporware}, {wetware}. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: -ware ["software"] Commonly used to form terms for classes of software. For examples, see {careware}, {crippleware}, {crudware}, {freeware}, {fritterware}, {guiltware}, {liveware}, {meatware}, {payware}, {psychedelicware}, {shareware}, {shelfware}, {vaporware}, {wetware}. [{Jargon File}]
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