Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for WARE
WARE, a. [Sax. war; Dan. vær. It belongs to the root of ward. We never use ware by itself. But we use it in aware, beware, and in wary. It was formerly in use.]
- Being in expectation of; provided against. 2 Tim. iv.
- Wary; cautious. – Milton.
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