About The Word Sprig
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Sprig
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What's The Definition Of Sprig?
[n] an ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers
[n] small branch or division of a branch; usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year Synonyms | Synonyms for Sprig: branchlet | twig Related Terms | Find terms related to Sprig: See Also | branch | brier | decoration | ornament | ornamentation | withe | withy Sprig In Webster's Dictionary \Sprig\, n. [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.) A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.
\Sprig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sprigged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sprigging}.] To mark or adorn with the representation of small branches; to work with sprigs; as, to sprig muslin. |
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