| 单词 | wrought-iron work |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswrought-iron work wrought-iron work n. work done in or with wrought iron; objects, parts, or ornamentation (esp. in a style characterized by scrollwork) made of wrought iron. Π 1747 C. Cock Catal. Furnit. Duke of Chandos 21 A range of wrought iron work,..36 ft. long, with scrolls and pillasters, and a single gate with a glass lamp over ditto. 1796 Daily Advertiser 15 Aug. A quantity of good sound wrought Iron Work. 1813 T. Faulkner Hist. Acct. Fulham xiv. 432 The two great doors cost two hundred guineas: they are composed of wrought iron work. 1872 W. Pole Iron as Material Constr. 177 Wrought-iron work is very expensive in comparison with cast. 1959 W. Golding Free Fall xiv. 251 A bitsy village with reed thatch and wrought-iron work. 2001 K. Guerrier Encycl. Quilting & Patchwork Techniques 140/1 The elaborate wrought-iron work of the Victorian era. < as lemmas |
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