wrought

²wrought

adj

Definition of WROUGHT

1

: worked into shape by artistry or effort <carefully wrought essays>

2

: elaborately embellished : ornamented

3

: processed for use : manufactured <wrought silk>

4

: beaten into shape by tools : hammered —used of metals

5

: deeply stirred : excited —often used with up <gets easily wrought up over nothing>

Origin of WROUGHT

Middle English, from past participle of worken to work

First Known Use: 13th century

Other Handicraft Terms

biscuit, darn, tambour

Rhymes with WROUGHT

aught, bought, caught, dot, fraught, ghat, lotte, naught, ought, taut, thought