giftware

giftware

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English gift
Proto-Germanic *warō
Proto-West Germanic *waru
Old English waru
Middle English ware
English -ware
English giftware

    From gift + -ware.

    Noun

    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.
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