Wrought-iron
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.
historical examples
elements of plumbing samuel dibble
the trail of the hawk sinclair lewis
an explorer’s adventures in tibet a. henry savage landor
the white chief mayne reid
modern machine-shop practice, volumes i and ii joshua rose
the house under the sea sir max pemberton
rodin: the man and his art judith cladel
harding’s luck e. [edith] nesbit
the hawarden visitors’ hand-book william henry gladstone
the ashtabula disaster stephen d. peet
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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