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wrought (adjective), more wrought, most wrought
1. A reference to that which has been crafted, formed, or worked into shape: The author was credited with having published carefully wrought essays.
2. Relating to efforts to accomplish an objective with serious planning or procedures: Despite all of the arrangements for traveling to Canada during the summer, Jason's carefully wrought plans had to be cancelled because he lost his job and could no longer afford the costs of the trip.
3. Descriptive of something that has been shaped by hammering with tools; primarily, metals or metal work: While Mona was traveling in Europe, she purchased a delicately hand-made wrought silver tray.

Ted was a craftsman who made some finely wrought woodwork for an art exhibition.

4. Etymology: from Middle English, werken, "work"; an archaic past tense and past participle of the verb "to work"; thus, wrought iron is iron that has been worked, forged, or welded into various shapes or forms.
Something that is accomplished by work; such as being shaped by hammering with tools; made delicately or elaborately.
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A reference to that which has been crafted, formed, or worked into shape; pertaining to the accomplishment of an objective with careful planning or procedures. (1)