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SPRIG
sprig
(noun) an ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers
branchlet, twig, sprig
(noun) a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sprig (plural sprigs)
A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray.
An ornament resembling a small shoot or twig.
One of the separate pieces of lace fastened on a ground in applique lace.
(humorous, sometimes, mildly, derogatory) A youth; a lad.
A brad, or nail without a head.
A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.
A house sparrow.
Verb
sprig (third-person singular simple present sprigs, present participle sprigging, simple past and past participle sprigged)
To decorate with sprigs, or with representations of sprigs, as in embroidery or pottery.
Anagrams
• PIRGs, grips, prigs
Source: Wiktionary
Sprig, n. Etym: [AS. sprec; akin to Icel. sprek a stick. Cf. Spray a branch.]
1. A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray; as, a sprig of laurel or of parsley.
2. A youth; a lad; -- used humorously or in slight disparagement. A sprig whom I remember, with a whey-face and a satchel, not so many years ago. Sir W. Scott.
3. A brad, or nail without a head.
4. (Naut.)
Definition: A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.
Sprig, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sprigged; p. pr. & vb. n. Sprigging.]
Definition: To mark or adorn with the representation of small branches; to work with sprigs; as, to sprig muslin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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