Found 2 items, similar to Sprig.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: sprig 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 [also: sprigging, sprigged]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sprig 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] 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]