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sprig |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sprig \Sprig\, 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. 2. 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. --Sir W. Scott. 3. A brad, or nail without a head. 4. (Naut.) A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sprig \Sprig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sprigged}; p. pr & vb n. {Sprigging}.] To mark or adorn with the representation of small branches; to work with sprigs; as to sprig muslin. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sprigtail \Sprig"tail`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) a The pintail duck; -- called also {sprig}, and {spreet-tail}. [Local, U.S.] b The sharp-tailed grouse. [Local, U.S.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sprig n 1: small branch or division of a branch; usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year [syn: {branchlet}, {twig}] 2: an ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers
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