单词 | ware |
释义 | ware ware1 /wair/, n. 1. Usually, wares. a. articles of merchandise or manufacture; goods: a peddler selling his wares. b. any intangible items, as services or products of artistic or intellectual creativity, that are salable: an actor advertising his wares. 2. a specified kind or class of merchandise or of manufactured article (usually used in combination): silverware; glassware. 3. pottery, or a particular kind of pottery: delft ware. 4. Archaeol. a group of ceramic types classified according to paste and texture, surface modification, as burnish or glaze, and decorative motifs rather than shape and color. [bef. 1000; ME; OE waru; c. G Ware] ware2 /wair/, adj., v., wared, waring. Archaic. adj. 1. watchful, wary, or cautious. 2. aware; conscious. v.t. 3. to beware of (usually used in the imperative). [bef. 900; ME (adj. and v.); OE waer (adj.); c. G gewahr aware, ON varr] ware3 /wair/, v.t., wared, waring. Scot. and North Eng. to spend; expend. [1300-50; ME < ON verja to spend, invest] ware4 /wair/, n. Scot. and North Eng. the first season in the year; spring. [1250-1300; ME < ON var spring; perh. akin to L ver (see VERNAL), Gk éar spring] |
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