Waxed vs Wared - What's the difference?
waxed | wared |
(wax)
Of an object, coated or treated with wax in order to make it shiny or waterproof, or to protect it.
(ware)
(obsolete) The state of being aware; heed.
(uncountable, usually, in combination) Goods or a type of goods offered for sale or use.
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(in the plural) See wares .
(uncountable) Pottery or metal goods.
(countable, archaeology) A style or genre of artifact.
(Ireland) Crockery
(obsolete, or, dialectal) To beware of something.
(obsolete) wary; cautious
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(obsolete, UK, dialect) seaweed
(nautical) To wear, or veer.
(Webster 1913)
As verbs the difference between waxed and wared
is that waxed is past tense of wax while wared is past tense of ware.As an adjective waxed
is of an object, coated or treated with wax in order to make it shiny or waterproof, or to protect it.waxed
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)Derived terms
*unwaxed *waxed cloth *waxed end *waxed jacket *waxed leather *waxed paperAnagrams
*wared
English
Verb
(head)Anagrams
* *ware
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) .Usage notes
Replaced by intensified form aware.Derived terms
* bewareNoun
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Etymology 2
(etyl) (m), from (etyl) .Noun
(en-noun)- damascene ware''', ''tole ' ware
Derived terms
* (Corded Ware culture) * -wareEtymology 3
From (etyl) warianVerb
(war)Adjective
(en adjective)- Of whom be thou ware also.
- He is ware enough; he is wily and circumspect for stirring up any sedition.
