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Definition of Wrght
Wright (?), n. [OE. wrighte,
writhe, AS. wyrtha, fr. wyrcean to work. √145.
See Work.] One who is engaged in a mechanical or manufacturing
business; an artificer; a workman; a manufacturer; a mechanic; esp., a
worker in wood; -- now chiefly used in compounds, as in millwright,
wheelwright, etc.
He was a well good wright, a carpenter.
Chaucer.
Wright (?), n. [OE. wrighte,
writhe, AS. wyrtha, fr. wyrcean to work. √145.
See Work.] One who is engaged in a mechanical or manufacturing
business; an artificer; a workman; a manufacturer; a mechanic; esp., a
worker in wood; -- now chiefly used in compounds, as in millwright,
wheelwright, etc.
He was a well good wright, a carpenter.
Chaucer.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a builder or creator of something
Wright- a British occupational surname from a maker of machinery; found in many combinations such as Cartwright
- an American surname; a confused anglicization of the French le droit
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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The proper spelling of this word is: Wright
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