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wrought
wrought W0243100 (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.]wrought (rɔːt) vbarchaic a past tense and past participle of workadj1. (Metallurgy) metallurgy shaped by hammering or beating2. (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 incorrectwrought (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. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  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, shapedformed - having or given a form or shape |
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what hath God wrought"What has God done"; usually used to express one's awe. The phrase originated in the Bible and, in 1844, Samuel Morse sent it as the first telegram. Every time I look at my infant daughter, all I can do is marvel—what hath God wrought.See also: god, hath, what, wroughtwreak havocTo cause a lot of problems. Termites have wreaked havoc on the structural integrity of our house, unfortunately.See also: havoc, wreakwreak havoc (with something)to cause a lot of trouble with something; to ruin or damage something. Your bad attitude will wreak havoc with my project. The rainy weather wreaked havoc with our picnic plans.See also: havoc, wreak*wrought updisturbed or excited. (Wrought is an old past tense and past participle meaning "worker." *Typically: be ~; get ~.) She is so wrought up, she can't think. I am sorry you are so wrought up.See also: up, wroughtwreak havocCreate confusion and inflict destruction. Havoc, which comes from the medieval word for “plunder,” was once a specific command for invading troops to begin looting and killing in a conquered village. This is what Shakespeare meant by his oft-quoted “Cry ‘havoc’ and let slip the dogs of war” (Julius Caesar, 3.1). Although the word still means devastating damage, to wreak it has been transferred to less warlike activities, as in “That puppy will wreak havoc in the living room.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in the The Birds of Killingworth (1863) stated, “The crow . . . crushing the beetle in his coat of mail, and crying havoc on the slug and snail.”See also: havoc, wreakwrought
wrought1. Metallurgy shaped by hammering or beating 2. decorated or made with delicate care wroughtSaid of an object that has been shaped by beating with a hammer.FinancialSeeworkAcronymsSeeWRTwrought
Synonyms for wroughtadj shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)SynonymsRelated Words |