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wrought  (rôt)

v.

A past tense and a past participle of work.

adj.

1. Put together; created: a carefully wrought plan.

2. Shaped by hammering with tools. Used chiefly of metals or metalwork.

3. Made delicately or elaborately.

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[Middle English wroght, from Old English geworht, past participle of wyrcan, to work; see werg- in Indo-European roots.]

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wrought [rawt]

Verb

Old-fashioned a past of work

Adjective

Metallurgy shaped by hammering or beating: wrought copper and brass

USAGE: Wrought is sometimes used as if it were the past tense and past participle of wreak, as in the hurricane wrought havoc in coastal areas. Many people think this use is incorrect.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

wrought - shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort); "a shaped handgrip"; "the molded steel plates"; "the wrought silver bracelet" molded, shaped formed - having or given a form or shape

Translations

wrought [rɔːt] adj wrought iron → hierro forjado

wrought [rɔːt] adj wrought iron → fer forgé

wrought [rɔːt] adj wrought iron → Schmiedeeisen nt

wrought [rɔːt] adj wrought iron → ferro battuto