Made or shaped by crafting, usually with skill and effort; having a finished, worked appearance.
From Old English 'geworht', the past tense of 'wircan' (to work or make). The word literally means 'worked' or 'made'. Modern English preserves this in phrases like 'wrought iron'.
Wrought iron became a status symbol because it required a skilled blacksmith to heat, hammer, and shape by hand—every decorative scroll or pattern meant hours of expensive labor, so ornate wrought iron gates basically advertised 'we're rich.'
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