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wrought
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6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. wrought
  2. work
  3. wrought iron
  4. hammer-wrought
  5. high-wrought
  6. in-wrought

1wrought

\ˈrȯt\

Definition of WROUGHT

past and past participle of work

2wrought

adjective

Definition of WROUGHT

1
: worked into shape by artistry or effort <carefully wrought essays>
2
: elaborately embellished : ornamented
3
: processed for use : manufactured <wrought silk>
4
: beaten into shape by tools : hammered —used of metals
5
: deeply stirred : excited —often used with up <gets easily wrought up over nothing>
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Origin of WROUGHT

Middle English, from past participle of worken to work
First Known Use: 13th century

Other Handicraft Terms

biscuit, darn, tambour

Rhymes with WROUGHT

aught, bought, caught, dot, fraught, ghat, lotte, naught, ought, taut, thought

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