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wrought iron
noun
- a form of iron, almost entirely free of carbon and having a fibrous structure including a uniformly distributed slag content, that is readily forged and welded.
wrought iron
noun
- a pure form of iron having a low carbon content and a fibrous microstructure. It is made by various processes and is often used for decorative work
- ( as modifier )
wrought-iron gates
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- wrought-iron adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wrought iron1
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Example Sentences
We crossed a stream into a village of timbered white plaster houses, some with pretty wrought-iron balconies.
His home is ultra-accessible, protected from the public by only a wrought iron fence, thick hedge, and surveillance camera.
The boiler was of wrought iron, built in brickwork, and looked like a big kitchen-boiler.
The fire-tube was wrought iron, the chimney stood up by the fire-door.
I have made the plunger-case and steam-vessel of wrought iron ¾ of an inch thick.
The boiler was a cylinder of cast iron, with a wrought-iron tube going through its length in which the fire was placed.
The boilers were Trevithick's cylindrical with internal tube, wholly of wrought iron.
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