wrought iron

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1. wrought iron - Noun

2. wrought iron - Adjective

Meaning

iron having a low carbon content that is tough and malleable and so can be forged and welded

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wrought-iron

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Examples

Shall the iron argue with the smith what it would be? Or, shall the wrought iron reason with the monger To whom it would be sold? Richard Hovey

I am a disaster magnet. I came home from our first anniversary vacation with jellyfish stings, a puncture wound from a wrought iron pineapple and a cork-shaped bruise in my cleavage. Molly Harper

After more than 100 years, the wrought iron, cast iron and timber construction had seriously deteriorated. Source: Internet

Alternatively pig iron may be made into steel (with up to about 2% carbon) or wrought iron (commercially pure iron). Source: Internet

All the meats they serve are made in wrought iron grates on an open fire. Source: Internet

He built a breech-loading gun with a strong, rifled barrel made from wrought iron wrapped around a steel inner lining, designed to fire a shell rather than a ball. Source: Internet

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