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noun

Sprig n.

A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray; as, a sprig of laurel or of parsley.

A youth; a lad; used humorously or in slight disparagement. "A sprig whom I remember, with a whey-face and a satchel, not so many years ago."

A brad, or nail without a head.

(Naut.) A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.

verb

Sprig v. t. (past & past part. sprigged; pres. part. sprigging) To mark or adorn with the representation of small branches; to work with sprigs; as, to sprig muslin.

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Etymology of 'Sprig'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Sprig" Quotes from Famous Books

... your mother, ye children, for shame, Who have wandered like truants for riches or fame! With a smile on her face, and a sprig in her cap, She calls you to feast from her ...

— The Gentleman from Everywhere • James Henry Foss

... lances, had the advantage of its adversaries, who were armed only with their claymores. It was then the turn of the Cordons to draw back, seeing which, the northern clans rallied and returned to the fight, each soldier having a sprig of heather in his cap that his comrades might recognise him. This unexpected movement determined the day: the Highlanders ran down the hillside like a torrent, dragging along with them everyone who could ...

— CELEBRATED CRIMES, COMPLETE - MARY STUART--1587 • ALEXANDRE DUMAS, PERE

... of juniper close by, and she felt under its sharp branches. "Do you like honeysuckle?" She held up a fresh sprig fragrant with its pale horns, which she had tracked to covert by its scent. Lawrence was not given to wearing buttonholes, but he understood the friendly and apologetic intention and inclined his broad shoulder for Miss Stafford to pass ...

— Nightfall • Anthony Pryde

... she stooped quickly like a child to pick some of the dandelions as if she had found gold. She had a sprig of wild-cherry blossom in her dress, which she must have found a good way out in ...

— The Queen's Twin and Other Stories • Sarah Orne Jewett

... plucked a sprig of mint from the patch next to the house and chewed it absently. "But we'll be able to show motive and method once they're in jail and Tyler can talk. And with Captain Killian's evidence, that will clear Tyler anyway. ...

— Smugglers' Reef • John Blaine

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