Sprig : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Sprig	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sprig n a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year Synonym(s): branchlet, twig, sprig an ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers
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[94]l.) (a) The pintail duck; -- called also {sprig}, and {spreet-tail}. [Local, U.S.] (b) The sharp-tailed grouse. [Local, U.S.]