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wrought iron

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wrought iron
n.
An easily welded and forged iron that is a mechanical mixture of refined metallic iron with 1 to 3 percent siliceous slag.
wrought iron
Noun
a pure form of iron with a low carbon content, often used for decorative work
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Noun1.wrought iron - iron having a low carbon content that is tough and malleable and so can be forged and welded
atomic number 26, Fe, iron - a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
pig iron - crude iron tapped from a blast furnace
Swedish iron - wrought iron of high purity made in Sweden


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A main entrance it was plainly meant to be, but never finished; instead of gates of wrought iron, a pair of hurdles were tied across with a straw rope; and as there were no park walls, nor any sign of avenue, the track that I was following passed on the right hand of the pillars, and went wandering on toward the house.
Kidnapped by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
A few minutes later we had reached the lodge-gates, a maze of fantastic tracery in wrought iron, with weather-bitten pillars on either side, blotched with lichens, and surmounted by the boars' heads of the Baskervilles.
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
The little balcony of wrought iron which advanced in front of this window was furnished with a pot of red gilliflowers, another pot of primroses, and an early rose-tree, the foliage of which, beautifully green, was variegated with numerous red specks announcing future roses.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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