sprig
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /spɹɪɡ/
sprig (plural sprigs)
- A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray.
- a sprig of laurel or of parsley
- An ornament resembling a small shoot or twig.
- One of the separate pieces of lace fastened on a ground in applique lace.
- (humorous, sometimes, mildly, derogatory) A youth; a lad.
- 1815 February 23, [Walter Scott], Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer. [...] In Three Volumes, volume (
please specify ), Edinburgh: Printed by James Ballantyne and Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and Archibald Constable and Co., […], OCLC 742335644 ↗:
- A brad, or nail without a head.
- A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.
- A house sparrow.
- Spanish: muchacho
sprig (sprigs, present participle sprigging; past and past participle sprigged)
- To decorate with sprigs, or with representations of sprigs, as in embroidery or pottery.
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