'Sprig' definitions:

Definition of 'sprig'

(from WordNet)
noun
A small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year [syn: branchlet, twig, sprig]
noun
An ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers

Definition of 'Sprig'

From: GCIDE
  • Sprig \Sprig\ (spr[i^]g), n. [AS. sprec; akin to Icel. sprek a stick. Cf. Spray a branch.]
  • 1. A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray; as, a sprig of laurel or of parsley. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A youth; a lad; -- used humorously or in slight disparagement. [1913 Webster]
  • A sprig whom I remember, with a whey-face and a satchel, not so many years ago. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A brad, or nail without a head. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Naut.) A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Sprig'

From: GCIDE
  • Sprig \Sprig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sprigged (spr[i^]gd); p. pr. & vb. n. Sprigging (-g[i^]ng).] To mark or adorn with the representation of small branches; to work with sprigs; as, to sprig muslin. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'sprig'

From: GCIDE
  • Sprigtail \Sprig"tail`\ (spr[i^]g"t[=a]l`), n. (Zool.) (a) The pintail duck; -- called also sprig, and spreet-tail. [Local, U.S.] (b) The sharp-tailed grouse. [Local, U.S.] [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'sprig'

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