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To: Jack Clarke who wrote (63)	1/2/1998 11:37:00 AM
From: Janice Shell	Read Replies (1) of 4710

wrought according to my dictionary is not a participle of wring or any other verb, but is a pure adjective, as in wrought iron. This is a question that's interested me for some time. I eventually came to the conclusion that at least sometimes it's a participle of "wreak": I wreak havoc, he wrought havoc. It's probably what wrights do as well...

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