- in-wrought
- adjective Date: 1637 1. having decoration worked in ; ornamented; especially decorated with embroidery 2. worked in especially as decoration
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Wrought iron — is commercially pure iron. In contrast to steel, it has a very low carbon content. It is a fibrous material due to the slag inclusions (a normal constituent). This is also what gives it a grain resembling wood, which is visible when it is etched… … Wikipedia
wrought iron — wrought iron, adj. a form of iron, almost entirely free of carbon and having a fibrous structure including a uniformly distributed slag content, that is readily forged and welded. [1670 80] * * * One of the two forms in which iron is obtained by… … Universalium
Wrought iron furniture — is furniture made by bending, shaping, and welding wrought iron. It has a long history, dating back to Roman times. [ wrought iron door furniture being commonplace in Roman times in [http://www.realwroughtiron.com/wiac.htm realwroughtiron.com] ] … Wikipedia
wrought up — See: WORKED UP … Dictionary of American idioms
wrought up — See: WORKED UP … Dictionary of American idioms
Wrought — Wrought, a. Worked; elaborated; not rough or crude. [1913 Webster] {Wrought iron}. See under {Iron}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wrought — Wrought, imp. & p. p. of {Work}. [1913 Webster] Alas that I was wrought [created]! Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wrought iron — Wrought Wrought, a. Worked; elaborated; not rough or crude. [1913 Webster] {Wrought iron}. See under {Iron}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wrought — is a band based in the town of Fayetteville, Arkansas; it was formed on Halloween of 2004, but played its first venue on March 22, 2005. Wrought s merging of vocals, solos and rhythms over a southern metal hump has proven to be popular with heavy … Wikipedia
wrought — is an old past form and past participle of the verb work, surviving only in the term wrought iron, in the occasional variant wrought up (= worked up, i.e. agitated, nervous), and as a form of the expression work havoc (see wreak) … Modern English usage
wrought — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of metals) beaten out or shaped by hammering. 2) (in combination ) made or fashioned in the specified way: well wrought. 3) (wrought up) upset and anxious. ORIGIN archaic past and past participle of WORK(Cf. ↑workless) … English terms dictionary
