Phrase guide

wrought iron

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A tough, malleable, ductile form of iron that is forged rather than cast, suitable for welding.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: iron, metal

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noun

Meaning 2

iron having a low carbon content that is tough and malleable and so can be forged and welded

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: iron, Fe, atomic number 26

Narrower terms: Swedish iron

History

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Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: կռած երկաթ (kṙac erkatʻ) — form of iron that is not cast
  • Bulgarian: кова́но желя́зо (kováno željázo) — form of iron that is not cast
  • Burmese: တေသံ (tesam) — form of iron that is not cast
  • Catalan: ferro forjat — form of iron that is not cast
  • Chinese Mandarin: 熟鐵 /熟铁 (shútiě) — form of iron that is not cast
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鍛鐵 /锻铁 (duàntiě) — form of iron that is not cast
  • Czech: kované železo — form of iron that is not cast
  • Danish: smedejern — form of iron that is not cast
  • Dutch: smeedijzer — form of iron that is not cast
  • Finnish: takorauta — form of iron that is not cast
  • Finnish: kankirauta — form of iron that is not cast
  • French: fer forgé — form of iron that is not cast
  • Galician: ferro doce — form of iron that is not cast
  • German: Schmiedeeisen — form of iron that is not cast
  • Hungarian: kovácsolt vas — form of iron that is not cast
  • Italian: ferro saldato — form of iron that is not cast
  • Italian: ferro battuto — form of iron that is not cast
  • Japanese: 錬鉄 (rentetsu) — form of iron that is not cast
  • Korean: 연철 (yeoncheol) — form of iron that is not cast
  • Korean: 단철 (dancheol) — form of iron that is not cast
  • Macedonian: ковано железо (kovano železo) — form of iron that is not cast
  • Māori: rino rākai — form of iron that is not cast
  • Norwegian Bokmål: smijern — form of iron that is not cast
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: smijarn — form of iron that is not cast
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: smijern — form of iron that is not cast
  • Polish: kute żelazo — form of iron that is not cast
  • Portuguese: ferro forjado — form of iron that is not cast
  • Punjabi: ਕਮਾਇਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਲੋਹਾ (kamāiā hoiā lohā) — form of iron that is not cast
  • Romanian: fier forjat — form of iron that is not cast
  • Russian: ко́ваное желе́зо (kóvanoje želézo) — form of iron that is not cast
  • Russian: сва́рочное желе́зо (sváročnoje želézo) — form of iron that is not cast
  • Serbo-Croatian: kovano željezo — form of iron that is not cast
  • Spanish: hierro forjado — form of iron that is not cast
  • Swedish: smidesjärn — form of iron that is not cast
  • Ukrainian: ковке́ залі́зо (kovké zalízo) — form of iron that is not cast
  • Ukrainian: ковне́ залі́зо (kovné zalízo) — form of iron that is not cast
  • Vietnamese: sắt rèn — form of iron that is not cast