goods made of crystal, porcelain, silver, etc., as candlesticks, vases, and figurines, often given as gifts
giftware in American English
(ˈɡɪftˌwɛər)
noun
china, crystal, or other items suitable for gifts
Word origin
[1900–05; gift + ware1]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cathode-ray tube, clone, elder statesman, hookup, hydroplane
Examples of 'giftware' in a sentence
giftware
As well as our bears, there was a range of stationery, sheets and bedding, and ceramic giftware.