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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.
[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. (Metallurgy) metallurgy shaped by hammering or beating
2. (often in combination) formed, fashioned, or worked as specified: well-wrought.
3. (Art Terms) decorated or made with delicate care
[C16: 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
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wrought

(rɔt)

v.
1. Archaic except in some senses. a pt. and pp. of work.
adj.
2. worked.
3. elaborated; embellished.
4. not rough or crude.
5. produced or shaped by beating with a hammer, as iron or silver articles.
[1200–50; Middle English wroght, metathetic variant of worht, past participle of worchen to work]
syn: See worked.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.wrought - shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)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
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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
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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

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
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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
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It was a colossal plan--too colossal to be wrought by the genius of one man alone.
I shall try to write simply and to tell here how Ernest Everhard entered my life--how I first met him, how he grew until I became a part of him, and the tremendous changes he wrought in my life.
They have added to the gayety of mankind, I grant; but what tangible good have they wrought for mankind?
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