wrought

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 [rɔːt]

vb

Archaic a past tense and past participle of work

adj

1. (Engineering / Metallurgy) Metallurgy shaped by hammering or beating

2. (often in combination) formed, fashioned, or worked as specified well-wrought

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) decorated or made with delicate care

[variant of worht, from Old English geworht, past participle of (ge)wyrcan to work]

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]

A. (archaic or liter) PT & PP of work great changes have been wrought → se han efectuado grandes cambios
destruction wrought by the floods → daños mpl causados por las inundaciones

B. ADJ wrought iron → hierro m forjado

wrought

vt

(obs, liter) pret, ptp of work

great changes have been wrought → große Veränderungen wurden errungen or herbeigeführt; the accident wrought havoc with his plans → der Unfall durchkreuzte alle seine Pläne; the storm wrought great destruction → der Sturm richtete große Verheerungen an

adj silver → getrieben, gehämmert

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wrought:

wrought iron

n → Schmiedeeisen nt

wrought-iron

adj → schmiedeeisern attr, → aus Schmiedeeisen; wrought gate → schmiedeeisernes Tor

wrought ironwork

n → Kunstschmiedearbeit f

wrought-up

adj to be wrought → aufgelöst sein, außer sich (dat) → sein

wrought [rɔːt]

1. (old) (liter)

a. pt & pp of work

b. great changes have been wrought → sono avvenuti dei grandi cambiamenti

2. adj (silver) → lavorato/a; (iron) → battuto/a