wrought

wrought
/rawt/, 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; ME wroght, metathetic var. of worht, ptp. of worchen to WORK]
Syn. 2. See worked.

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