High-wrought

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  High-wrought \High"-wrought`\, a.
     1. Wrought with fine art or skill; elaborate. [Obs.] --Pope.
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     2. Worked up, or swollen, to a high degree; as, a highwrought
        passion. "A high-wrought flood." --Shak.


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