handwrought
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of handwrought
Example Sentences
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Proselytizing via these handwrought manuscripts was not an easy task.
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The church has its revered relics, e.g., some handwrought nails from war-damaged Coventry Cathedral and a stone from the German castle where Martin Luther hid in 1521 while translating and revising the Greek New Testament.
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Both Marc Jacobs and Prada have added handwrought cachet to their spring collections by embellishing them with crocheted elements.
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The ground was covered with the most beautiful carpets he had ever walked upon, and from the top of the structure hung lamps of handwrought gold, each with a lighted candle.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
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The hinges of the pew doors are handwrought.
From Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable by John T. (John Thomson) Faris
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