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An obsolete form of warden2. wardourt, n. An old spelling of warder1. ward-penny (ward'pen'i), n. Same as wardage. wardrobe (ward'rob), n. [Formerly also ward rope, wardroppe; warel (war), a. [ E. aware ), watchful, heedful, cautious, OS. war, also giwar = D. gewaar = OHG. giwar, MHG. gewar, G. gewahr, aware, = Icel. varr = Dan. Sw. var = Goth. wars, watchful; from a Teut. √ war, watch, take heed, = L. ve reri, regard, respect, esteem, dread (see reverel ), = Gr. ὁρᾶν, perceive, look out for, observe (> οὐ IMG:content-2060.jpg:[ocr errors] the mold from within, and worked over with a sponge so as to give it the required thickne and a smooth inner surface. - Incised ware, pottery decorated by scratches upon the surface. Specifically- (a) A coarse earthenware (covered with an outer coat of a different color, which, being deeply scratched, shows the body of the ware. (b) A kind of pottery in which the body is scratched or scored, the whole being then covered with a transparent glaze, which shows a deeper color where it fills these incisions than elsewhere. - India ware, a name inaccurately given in England to the more com- mon varieties of Chinese and Japanese porcelains im- ported into Europe by the East India Company or other- I schal ware my whyle wel, quyl hit lastez, with tale. Sir Gawayne and the Green Knight (E. E. T. S.), 1. 1235. He would not ware the spark of a flint for him, if they came with the law. Scott , Waverley, xviii. ware3 (war), n . [E. dial. also wore , waur , ore; war , war , waar , seaweed (= MD. D. wier , seaweed).] Seaweed of various spe- cies of Fucus , Laminaria , Him an thali a , Chorda , etc. They are employed as a manure and in the manufacture of kelp, etc. See seaware . warest. An obsolete preterit of wear1 . wise. - Kashee ware, a fine ceramic ware made in Persia, and decorated in blue on white in a manner closely rewarest, v. t . An obsolete spelling of wear1 , 10. sembling Chinese porcelain. It is apparently a mixed or warefult (war'ful), a . [ ware + -ful .] Wary; hybrid porcelain, as it is softer than Oriental porcelain, watchful; cautious. and evidently different from the soft or tender porcelain warefulne t (war'ful-nes), n. of Europe. Also called Kashan , Cashan , and Kachy ware. Kioto ware, ceramic ware made in or near the city of Kioto in Japan. Immense quantities of pottery and por- celain are made there, and many characteristic varieties cel in eathe red rice varieties especially to a hard yellow ware with crackled glaze pe- culiar to Japan. - Lapis-lazuli ware. See lapis . - Lava ware. See lava.- Old Fulham ware, a name given to the English imitations of German grès cérame or hard stone- ware made at Fulham from about 1670. - Pali y ware, a peculiar kind of pottery, remarkable for its beautiful glaze, the ornamentation being in very high relief, and consisting frequently of models of fish, reptiles, shells, or leaves. Bernard Pali y, a French potter of the sixteenth century, was the designer of this ware, and the art of manufac- turing it died with him, all attempts to imitate it having failed.-Pebble ware. See pebble ware . - Persian ware. See Persian.-Plated ware. See plated . - Plumbeous ware, lead-glazed pottery.-Porphyry ware, a variety of pebble ware. The name generally that warehouse (war'hous), n. [ house .] A house in which wares or goods are kept; a storehouse. Th' vnsettled kingdom of swift Aeolus, Great Ware- house of the Windes, whose traffick giues Motion of life to ev'ry thing that liues. IMG:content-2061.jpg:[graphic] IMG:content-2062.png:[graphic] an old name for Italian majolica, taken from the occa- sional appearance of designs by Raphael, or ascribed to him, painted on majolica plates of a late period, or per haps, in some cases, from the use of arabesques similar to those painted under Raphael's direction in the Loggie of the Vatican and elsewhere. - Red porphyry ware, a variety of pebble ware. The name is generally given to pieces which are speckled red and white. - Robbia ware. Same as Della Robbia ware . - Roman red ware. Same as Samian ware. - Rustic, Salopian, Samian, sanitary ware. See the adjectives. - Satsuma ware. (a) Pottery made in the province of Satsuma, in the island of Kiusiu, Japan. It has an brownish-yellow in color and covered with ellow or nute crackle. (b) A pottery made at Stoke-upon-Trent in England, imitated in the main from the Japanese Satsuma. - Serpentine, Sevillan, sigil lated, silicon ware. See the qualifying words. - Sinceny ware, an enameled pot- tery made in Sinceny, in the department of the Aisne, France, decorated with great taste and delicacy, in partial imitation of Rouen ware and later of Chinese ceramic painting, and also in various fantastic styles. - Small ware or wares, textile articles of the tape kind, as nar- row bindings of cotton, linen, silk, or woolen fabric; 3. Unperceived. plaited sash-cord, braid, etc.; also, buttons, hooks, eyes, and other dre -trimmings; hence, trifles. Every one knows Grub street is a market for small ware in wit. ous ware, earthenware coated with an enamel of which tin is a príncipal ingredient. This enamel is used for fine wares, such as Delft. - Tinned, tortoise-shell, Umbrian ware. See the adjectives. - Tun bridge ware, a species of inlaid or mosaic work in wood. It derives its name from the place of manufacture, Tun bridge in England. - Verd IMG:content-2063.png:[blocks in formation] born in Staff ords hire, England), a superior kind of semi-vit- rified pottery, without much superficial glaze, and capable of taking on the most brilliant and delicate colors produced by fused metallic oxids and ochers. It is much used for ornamental ware, as vases, etc., and, owing to its hard- ne and property of resisting the action of all corrosive substances, for mortars in the laboratory. - Welsh ware, a pottery made at Isle worth, near London in England, from about 1825; a strong and solid earthenware of yellowish- brown color with a transparent glaze. = Syn. Merchan- dise, etc. See property. ware2 (war), v . t .; pret. and pp. wared , ppr. waring . [Also wair ; waren (also be- waren), sell; cf. ware2 , n.] To use; employ; lay out; expend; spend. [Obsolete or prov. Eng.] Bi hys huge prowe e went it to a aill In ryght werly wyse, for manly was in breste. Guttorn the young and the war - fain . warfare (war'far), n. William Morris, Sigurd, iii. [Early mod. E. warre fare; What iniurie doth the Prince to the Capteine that sendes him a war ref are, if he makes him sure to haue the victorie? Guevara, Letters (tr. by Hellowes, 1577), p. 88. The Philistines gathered their armies together for war fare. 1 Sam. xxviii. 1. 2. Figuratively, any contest, struggle, or strife. The weapons of our warfare are not carnal. 2 Cor. x. 4. How truly a warfare is this life, if the kingdom of heaven itself have not this peace in perfection! Donne, Sermons, xii.