sprigs
plural of sprig
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.
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
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
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