wrought
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wrought up — See: WORKED UP … Dictionary of American idioms
wrought up — See: WORKED UP … Dictionary of American idioms
Wrought — Wrought, a. Worked; elaborated; not rough or crude. [1913 Webster] {Wrought iron}. See under {Iron}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wrought — Wrought, imp. & p. p. of {Work}. [1913 Webster] Alas that I was wrought [created]! Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wrought — is a band based in the town of Fayetteville, Arkansas; it was formed on Halloween of 2004, but played its first venue on March 22, 2005. Wrought s merging of vocals, solos and rhythms over a southern metal hump has proven to be popular with heavy … Wikipedia
wrought — is an old past form and past participle of the verb work, surviving only in the term wrought iron, in the occasional variant wrought up (= worked up, i.e. agitated, nervous), and as a form of the expression work havoc (see wreak) … Modern English usage
wrought — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of metals) beaten out or shaped by hammering. 2) (in combination ) made or fashioned in the specified way: well wrought. 3) (wrought up) upset and anxious. ORIGIN archaic past and past participle of WORK(Cf. ↑workless) … English terms dictionary
wrought up — index frenetic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wrought-up — adj very nervous and excited = ↑wound up, tense ↑tense … Dictionary of contemporary English
wrought — [ro:t US ro:t] the past tense and past participle of ↑wreak … Dictionary of contemporary English
wrought — [ rɔt ] a past tense and past participle of wreak. Many people consider this to be incorrect … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
