sprig

sprig  (sprg)

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. 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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sprigger n.

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sprig [sprɪg]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a shoot, twig, or sprout of a tree, shrub, etc.; spray

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) an ornamental device resembling a spray of leaves or flowers

3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / 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 stud¹ [7]

vb sprigs, sprigging, sprigged (tr)

1. (Engineering / Tools) to fasten or secure with sprigs

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) to ornament (fabric, wallpaper, etc.) with a design of sprigs

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) to make sprays from (twigs and branches)

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

sprigger  n

spriggy  adj

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.

Translations

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

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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 [sprɪg] n → ramoscello

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sprig

n sprig [sprig]

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