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handwrought

American  
[hand-rawt] / ˈhændˈrɔt /
Also handworked

adjective

  1. formed or shaped by hand, as metal objects.


Etymology

Origin of handwrought

hand + wrought

Example Sentences

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Both Marc Jacobs and Prada have added handwrought cachet to their spring collections by embellishing them with crocheted elements.

From Time Magazine Archive

The T & T building generally has. the bads, but "The World of Ancient Gold"�500 gleaming handwrought pieces from pre-Columbian cultures�dangles and dazzles in windows as splendrous as Tiffany's.

From Time Magazine Archive

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.

From Time Magazine Archive

Proselytizing via these handwrought manuscripts was not an easy task.

From Time Magazine Archive

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