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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

Noun

1. a shoot, twig, or sprout

2. an ornamental device like this

3. NZ a stud on the sole of a soccer or rugby boot [Germanic]

sprigged 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

Translations

sprig [sprɪg] n → rameau m

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sprig [sprɪg] n → Zweig m

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sprig [sprɪg] n → ramoscello

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sprig

n sprig [sprig]

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