English edit

Etymology edit

From gift +‎ -ware.

Noun edit

giftware (countable and uncountable, plural giftwares)

  1. Items designed to be bought as gifts
    • 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."
    • 1989 April 15, Chris Bull, Phill Wilson, “Having A Say In My Life”, in Gay Community News, page 7:
      We owned a company called Black Is More Than Beautiful, a giftware company. We produced calendars and gift cards and things like that.