English edit

Etymology edit

art +‎ -ware

Noun edit

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