ware1

 
Pronunciation: /wɛː/

noun

[mass noun, usually with adjective or noun modifier]
  • pottery, typically that of a specified type: blue-and-white majolica ware (wares) Minoan potters produced an astonishing variety of wares
  • manufactured articles of a specified type: crystal ware aluminium ware
  • (wares) articles offered for sale: traders in the street markets displayed their wares

Origin:

Old English waru 'commodities', of Germanic origin, perhaps the same word as Scots ware 'cautiousness', and having the primary sense 'object of care'; related to ware2