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.

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Synonyms

1 adj · worked or woven into... interwoven embedded embroidered interlaced ornamented

Opposites

plain unadorned

Word family

Related forms wrought workinweave

Etymology

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

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# 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

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