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.
Origin
1670-80
Related forms
wrought-iron, adjective
Examples from the web for wrought iron
Installation standards for steel and wrought iron pipe.
It is proposed to replace spindle fence and distressed hedge with wrought iron fence.
Post tops shall be steel, wrought iron or malleable iron.
Both the armature bars and the flat bars consisted originally of wrought iron, which was fairly supple.
British Dictionary definitions for wrought iron
wrought iron
noun
1.
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