Definition of Sprig. Meaning of Sprig. Synonyms of Sprig

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Definition of Sprig

Sprig
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.
Sprig
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.
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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.]

Meaning of Sprig from wikipedia

- Look up sprig in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sprig may refer to: Sprig (agriculture), a type of plant cutting used for propagation Sprig (Grey Griffins)...
- Sprigging is the planting of sprigs, plant sections cut from rhizomes or stolons that includes crowns and roots, at spaced intervals in furrows or holes...
- "The Sprig of Thyme", "The Seeds of Love", "Maiden’s Lament", "Garners ****", "Let No Man Steal Your Thyme" or "Rue" (Roud 3) is a traditional British...
- Sprigging or sprigged decoration is a technique for decorating pottery with low relief shapes made separately from the main body and applied to it before...
- A Sprig of Asparagus (L'Asperge) is an 1880 oil on canvas painting by Édouard Manet, signed at the top right. It is now in the Musée d'Orsay.: 291  In...
- co-founder of Udemy, an online education company, and was co-founder and CEO of Sprig, a food delivery company. Biyani was born to Indian parents in Fremont,...
- box. Anne is adopted by the Plantar family, consisting of the adventurous Sprig, feisty Polly, and the wise Hop Pop, as they go on adventures and face numerous...
- Sprig Muslin is a Regency romance novel by Georgette Heyer. The story is set in 1813. Sir Gareth is a noted Corinthian and has been a confirmed bachelor...
- Mentha, also known as mint (from Gr**** μίνθα míntha, Linear B mi-ta), is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is estimated that...
- Acacia, commonly known as wattles or acacias, is a genus of about 1,084 species of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae...