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. [ 1913 Webster ]
He was a well good wright, a carpenter. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Chem.) A rare alkaloid found in the bark of an East Indian apocynaceous tree (Wrightia antidysenterica), and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance. It was formerly used as a remedy for diarrhœa. Called also