inwrought C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɪnˈrɔt/ UK /ɪnˈrɔːt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj worked or woven into something as decoration; intricately blended in The robe was inwrought with threads of gold and silver. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · worked or woven into... interwovenembeddedembroideredinterlacedornamented ↔ Opposites plainunadorned Word family Related forms wroughtworkinweave Etymology AI details From in- 'in, into' plus wrought, the archaic past participle of work, from Old English worht, geworht, past participle of wyrcan 'to work'. wyrcan Old English *wurkijaną Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # inwrought **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈrɔt/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈrɔːt/ ## Meanings 1. worked or woven into something as decoration; intricately blended in ## Examples - The robe was inwrought with threads of gold and silver. ## Synonyms - interwoven - embedded - embroidered - interlaced - ornamented ## Antonyms - plain - unadorned ## Related Forms - wrought - work - inweave ## Roots and Affixes - Root: wyrcan - Root: *wurkijaną ## Etymology From in- 'in, into' plus wrought, the archaic past participle of work, from Old English worht, geworht, past participle of wyrcan 'to work'. ## AI Etymology Inwrought comes from in- 'in, into' plus wrought, the archaic past participle of work, from Old English worht, geworht, past participle of wyrcan 'to work'. The etymological trail includes Old English wyrcan and Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną. As an adjective, inwrought means worked or woven into something as decoration; intricately blended in. The same family is visible in related forms such as wrought, work, and inweave. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown