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handwrought

adjective hand·wrought \ˈhand-ˈrȯt\

Definition of HANDWROUGHT

:  fashioned by hand or chiefly by hand processes <handwrought silver>
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First Known Use of HANDWROUGHT

1876

Related to HANDWROUGHT

Synonyms
handcrafted, handmade

Rhymes with HANDWROUGHT

a thought, Connacht, distraught, dreadnought, forethought, free thought, high-wrought, in-wrought, onslaught, self-taught, store-bought, unsought, untaught, unthought

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