"wrought iron" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wrought irons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wrought iron (plural wrought irons)
  1. A tough, malleable, ductile form of iron that is forged rather than cast, suitable for welding. Categories (topical): Alloys, Iron Related terms: cast iron, pig iron Translations (form of iron that is not cast): կռած երկաթ (kṙac erkatʻ) (Armenian), တေသံ (tesam) (Burmese), ferro forjat (Catalan), 熟鐵 (Chinese Mandarin), 熟铁 (shútiě) (Chinese Mandarin), 鍛鐵 (Chinese Mandarin), 锻铁 (duàntiě) (Chinese Mandarin), kované železo [neuter] (Czech), smedejern [neuter] (Danish), smeedijzer [neuter] (Dutch), takorauta (Finnish), kankirauta (Finnish), fer forgé [masculine] (French), ferro doce [masculine] (Galician), Schmiedeeisen [neuter] (German), kovácsolt vas (Hungarian), ferro saldato (Italian), 錬鉄 (rentetsu) (alt: れんてつ) (Japanese), ковано железо (kovano železo) [neuter] (Macedonian), rino rākai (Maori), smijern [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), smijarn [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), smijern [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), kute żelazo [neuter] (Polish), ferro forjado [masculine] (Portuguese), ਕਮਾਇਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਲੋਹਾ (kamāiā hoiā lohā) [masculine] (Punjabi), fier forjat [neuter] (Romanian), ко́ваное желе́зо (kóvanoje želézo) [neuter] (Russian), сва́рочное желе́зо (sváročnoje želézo) [neuter] (Russian), kovano željezo [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), hierro forjado [masculine] (Spanish), smidesjärn [neuter] (Swedish), ковке́ залі́зо (kovké zalízo) (Ukrainian), ковне́ залі́зо (kovné zalízo) [neuter] (Ukrainian)

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