inwrought

[ in-rawt ]

adjective

1. worked in or closely combined with something.
2. wrought or worked with something by way of decoration.
3. Archaic. wrought or worked in, as a decorative pattern.

inwrought

/ ˌɪnˈrɔːt /

adjective

1. worked or woven into material, esp decoratively
2. rare.
   blended with other things

Word History and Origins

Origin of inwrought¹

First recorded in 1630–40; in- ¹ + wrought

Example Sentences

We thank Thee more that we have his life inwrought into the very fabric of the life of the nation.

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Here is genuine humility, not an attitude assumed, but a virtue inwrought.

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Left to feel as it had never before felt, its own inwrought sinfulness and utter helplessness, it was borne down, crushed, only rising again to suffer anew, and again to sink.

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The Mohawks have gone from us, indeed, leaving us only a memory, all inwrought in a thick array of Indian names.

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The ground was carpeted with an inwrought tissue of living flowers, which yielded elastically to the tread, sending up continually a delicious perfume.

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Related Words

• endemic
• indigenous
• inherent
• innate
• natural