artware

English

Etymology

From art +‎ -ware.

Noun

artware (countable and uncountable, plural artwares)

1. Artistic objects such as ornaments and sculpture.
   • 1954, United States Customs Court Reports: Cases Adjudged in the United States Customs Court, volume 32, page 510:

     The sole witness was the president of the petitioner corporation, an "Importer and manufacturer of lamps, giftwares, and artwares."

   • 1966, Foreign Trade of India, numbers 37-42, page 54:

     EXPORTERS OF • Brass artwares • Wood artwares