sprig

UK /spɹɪɡ/ US /spɹɪɡ/
noun 5verb 2

Definitions

noun

1

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

a sprig of laurel or of parsley

[…] from this bush in the dooryard, / With delicate-color’d blossoms and heart-shaped leaves of rich green, / A sprig with its flower I break.

2

An ornament resembling a small shoot or twig.

3

One of the separate pieces of lace fastened on a ground in applique lace.

4

A youth; a lad.

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

5

A brad, or nail without a head.

verb

1

To decorate with sprigs, or with representations of sprigs, as in embroidery or pottery.

2

To nail the sole onto a shoe.

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