wrought
Made with effort
Wrought is an old past tense and past participle of work, surviving mainly in set phrases.
Wrought iron has been worked by hand.
What hath God wrought? asks what God has made or accomplished.
Havoc is wrought, not worked: The storm wrought destruction across the coast.
Something overwrought has been worked up to excess—agitated or elaborate beyond measure.
Severely intoxicated or pounded
- forgedMade by smithing, or faked
- temperedStrengthened through heat treatment
- anvilMetal-shaping block
- blacksmithIron-shaping craftsperson
ironwork · steel · molten · foundry · smelted · quenched · metallurgy · furnace
Created manually, not mechanically
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- fashionedCreated by shaping
- shapedGiven a particular form
- moldedShaped by a cast
sculpted · carved · constructed · created · designed · fabricated · assembled · tailored
Movable barriers at openings
- railingsProtective horizontal bars
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
- chandelierDecorative suspended light fixture
- sconcesWall-mounted light holders
balustrade · grilles · brackets · scrollwork · finials · trellis · candelabra · hinges
Elaborately detailed, many parts
- elaborateComplex and detailed
- detailedFull of specifics
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
embossed · decorative · ornamental · baroque · rococo · delicate · lacework · filigreed
hammered
Severely intoxicated or pounded
blacksmith · ironwork · steel · molten · foundry · smelted · quenched · metallurgy · furnace · cast
handmade
Created manually, not mechanically
molded · sculpted · carved · constructed · created · designed · fabricated · assembled · tailored · produced
gates
Movable barriers at openings
- railingsProtective horizontal bars
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
- chandelierDecorative suspended light fixture
sconces · balustrade · grilles · brackets · scrollwork · finials · trellis · candelabra · hinges · lamp-posts
intricate
Elaborately detailed, many parts
scrollwork · embossed · decorative · ornamental · baroque · rococo · delicate · lacework · filigreed · chased
anguish
Intense mental suffering
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- agitationDisturbed, restless state
- frenzyViolent mental agitation
distress · hysteria · anxiety · tension · upheaval · fervor · passion · turbulence · distraught · fraught
vintage
Quality from past eras
colonial · heritage · historic · traditional · period · old-world · classic · timeless · estate · ancestral
wroughtmass-produced
Made in large quantities
machine-made · manufactured · stamped · cast · molded
- wrought ironSoft, workable decorative metal
- wrought iron bars
- wrought iron gateHammered metal entrance barrier
- wrought iron fenceDecorative forged metal barrier
- wrought iron chairs
- wrought iron railing
overwrought, wrought iron, rewrought, unwrought, wrought-iron, wrought-up