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inwrought

inwrought

9.9
Having a decorative pattern woven into cloth or fabric
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈrɔt/
  • Archaic
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  • Her dress featured an inwrought pattern of vines and leaves that added an elegant touch.

Examples

  • The artist displayed a stunning quilt with an inwrought floral design that captivated everyone.

  • The ancient pottery was beautifully inwrought with intricate designs depicting scenes of daily life.

  • However, he was determined, unlike his father, to create an inwrought economic and social revolution that would cure the stalled economic development of Iran.

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Synonyms

inlaid
vsinwrought
1 6.1

An object that has small pieces of another material set into its surface in a pattern

is created by working or weaving the design into the material itself
figured
vsinwrought
  • Specialized
5.7

Having a woven or printed pattern on the surface

is made by working or weaving the pattern into the material itself
fretted
vsinwrought
  • Specialized
8.0

A surface decorated with a repeated pattern of crossing lines

is produced by weaving or working the pattern rather than carving it
quilled
vsinwrought
7.8

Decorated with small rolled strips of paper or cloth in patterns

is achieved by weaving or working the pattern into the fabric or material

How Decorated

ornate
  • Literature
26 7.0
elaborate
179 4.9
inwrought
  • Archaic
9.9
decorated
2.7
patterned
1 3.4
plain
50 2.5

Surface Forms

inwrought positive

Morphology

inwrought = wrought (semi-transparent) = in + wrought

The sense 'worked or woven in' is related to 'wrought', but the base is archaic and the decorative specialized use is not fully obvious to most learners.

Etymology

The word inwrought comes from in- meaning 'in' and wrought, an old form of work meaning 'worked'. So, something inwrought is 'worked into' the material, like a pattern woven or sewn into cloth, which is why it means 'having a design worked or woven in'.