sprig

sprig

 (sprĭg)

n.

1.

a. A small shoot or twig of a plant.

b. An ornament in this shape.

2. A small brad without a head.

3. Archaic A young, immature person.

tr.v. sprigged, sprig·ging, sprigs

1. To decorate with a design of sprigs.

2. To remove a sprig or sprigs from (a bush or tree).

3. To fasten with a small headless brad.

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[Middle English sprigge, alteration of spring, from Old English, source of water.]

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sprig′ger n.

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sprig

(sprɪɡ)

n

1. (Botany) a shoot, twig, or sprout of a tree, shrub, etc; spray

2. (Art Terms) an ornamental device resembling a spray of leaves or flowers

3. (Building) a small wire nail without a head

4. informal rare a youth

5. informal rare a person considered as the descendant of an established family, social class, etc

6. (Clothing & Fashion) NZ another name for stud¹⁷

vb (tr) , sprigs, sprigging or sprigged

7. (Tools) to fasten or secure with sprigs

8. (Art Terms) to ornament (fabric, wallpaper, etc) with a design of sprigs

9. (Botany) to make sprays from (twigs and branches)

[C15: probably of Germanic origin; compare Low German sprick, Swedish sprygg]

ˈsprigger n

ˈspriggy adj

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sprig

(sprɪg)

n., v. sprigged, sprig•ging. n.

1. a small spray of a plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.

2. an ornament having the form of such a spray.

3. a shoot, twig, or small branch.

4. a scion; heir.

5. a youth.

6. a headless brad.

v.t.

7. to mark or decorate with a design of sprigs.

8. to fasten with brads.

9. to remove a sprig or sprigs from (a plant).

[1300–50; Middle English sprigge (n.); orig. uncertain; compare spray²]

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sprig

Past participle: sprigged
Gerund: sprigging

Imperative

sprig

sprig

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sprig - a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year branchlet, twig brier - a thorny stem or twig branch - a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant wand - a thin supple twig or rod; "stems bearing slender wands of flowers" withy, withe - strong flexible twig
	2.	sprig - an ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers decoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify

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sprig

noun spray, stem, twig Chop the watercress, reserving a sprig or two for garnish.

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sprig

noun

A young stemlike growth arising from a plant:

bine, offshoot, runner, shoot, sprout, tendril.

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Translations

عُسْلوج، أمْلود

větvička

kvist

Spross

φούντα

baguettebrin

gallyacska

smágrein, kvistur

ramettoramoscello

šakelė

zariņš

ince dalsürgün

小枝

sprig

[sprɪg] N

1. [of heather etc] → espiga f

2. (Tech) → puntilla f

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sprig

[ˈsprɪg] n [holly, mistletoe] → branche f; [parsley] → brin m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sprig

n → Zweig m; embroidered with sprigs of heather → mit Heidekrautzweigen bestickt

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sprig

[sprɪg] n → ramoscello

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sprig

(sprig) noun

a small piece of a plant; a twig. takkie عُسْلوج، أمْلود клонче rebento větvička der Sproß kvist κλαδάκι oksaraag شاخه ي كوچك oksa brin עָנָף רַך टहनी grančica, izdanak gallyacska ranting smágrein, kvistur rametto 小枝 잔가지 šakelė zariņš ranting takjegrein, kvistgałązka rebento rămurică, crenguţă веточка; побег vetvička vejica grančica kvist, skott กิ่งไม้เล็ก ๆ ince dal, sürgün 小枝 гілочка, пагонець کونپل، شاخ یا ڈنڈی cành non, chồi 小枝

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