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>What other usage can be made of the word "wrought"?
::takes deep breath::
I. †1. a. Created; shaped, moulded. Obs.
b. That is made or constructed by means of labour or art; fashioned, formed.
Cf. OE. hand-worht, = mod. E. ‘hand-wrought’.
c. Shaped, fashioned, or finished from the rough or crude material; cut.
†2. Artificial; specially prepared. Obs.
3. a. Of textile materials, esp. silk: Manufactured; spun. (Cf. raw a. 2a.)
b. Decorated or ornamented, as with needlework; elaborated, embellished, embroidered.
c. Of leather, etc.: Prepared by dressing; dressed.
d. Of articles: Made, manufactured, or prepared for use or commerce.
4. a. Of metals: Beaten out or shaped with the hammer or other tools.
b. wrought iron, slag-bearing malleable iron (see iron n.1 1 and malleable a. 1).
c. Of metal-work: Made by hammering or hand-work (in contrast to cast).
†5. transf. Worked up; rough; agitated. Obs.
6. a. Of coal: Hewn from the bed or seam; won.
b. Dug; moved by digging, etc.
7. Of animals: Employed in labour; worked.
II. With adverbs.
8. wrought-off, worked off; printed.
9. wrought-up, stirred up; excited or stimulated; enlivened.
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