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artware en · NOUN

Etymology

From art + -ware.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Artistic objects such as ornaments and sculpture.
   • The sole witness was the president of the petitioner corporation, an "Importer and manufacturer of lamps, giftwares, and artwares." 1954, United States Customs Court Reports: Cases Adjudged in the United States Customs Court, volume 32, page 510:
   • EXPORTERS OF • Brass artwares • Wood artwares 1966, Foreign Trade of India, numbers 37-42, page 54:

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