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Sprig

//spɹɪɡ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray.

    "a sprig of laurel or of parsley"

  2. 2
    an ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers wordnet
  3. 3
    An ornament resembling a small shoot or twig.
  4. 4
    a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year wordnet
  5. 5
    One of the separate pieces of lace fastened on a ground in applique lace.
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  1. 6
    A youth; a lad. derogatory, humorous, mildly, sometimes

    "a sprig whom I remember, with a whey-face and a satchel, not so many years ago"

  2. 7
    A brad, or nail without a head.
  3. 8
    A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.
  4. 9
    A house sparrow.
Verb
  1. 1
    To decorate with sprigs, or with representations of sprigs, as in embroidery or pottery.
  2. 2
    To nail the sole onto a shoe.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English sprig, sprigge, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Middle Low German sprik, spricke (“a dry, easily broken twig that has fallen from a tree; sprig”). Compare also dialectal English sprag (“sprig, twig”), English spray (“branch”), Old English spræc (“a shoot”), German Low German Spricke, Sprick (“dry branch, twig”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English sprig, sprigge, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Middle Low German sprik, spricke (“a dry, easily broken twig that has fallen from a tree; sprig”). Compare also dialectal English sprag (“sprig, twig”), English spray (“branch”), Old English spræc (“a shoot”), German Low German Spricke, Sprick (“dry branch, twig”).

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