wrought iron
noun
: a commercial form of iron that is tough, malleable, and relatively soft, contains less than 0.3 percent and usually less than 0.1 percent carbon, and carries 1 or 2 percent of slag mechanically mixed with it
Examples of wrought iron in a Sentence
an antique wrought iron fence
a chair made of wrought iron
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The nods to history continue in the guestrooms, where vintage leather pommel horses serve as benches and wrought iron and rich wood accents evoke a fin-de-siècle opulence.
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Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Early cans were massive hunks of metal, sometimes literal wrought iron.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
Upstairs, the rooms have details such as custom oak furniture, Gubi coffee tables, House of Hackney wallpaper and Nordic Knot rugs; some rooms have wrought iron terraces.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Combined with brick or stone, and attended by attractive landscaping that blocks unwanted views, most would agree that wrought iron is the number one choice for making your gardens look great.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Aug. 2025
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Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Early cans were massive hunks of metal, sometimes literal wrought iron.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
Upstairs, the rooms have details such as custom oak furniture, Gubi coffee tables, House of Hackney wallpaper and Nordic Knot rugs; some rooms have wrought iron terraces.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Combined with brick or stone, and attended by attractive landscaping that blocks unwanted views, most would agree that wrought iron is the number one choice for making your gardens look great.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wrought iron
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“Wrought iron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrought%20iron. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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