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sprig definition

sprig (sprig)

noun

    1. a little twig or spray
    2. a design or ornament like this
  2. a small, headless brad
  3. a young fellow; stripling
  4. a person as the offspring or scion of a family, institution, class, etc.: used humorously

Etymology: ME sprigge, prob. akin to MDu sprik, dry twig: for IE base see spark

transitive verb sprigged, sprigging sprig′·ging

  1. to remove sprigs from (a bush, tree, etc.)
  2. to decorate with a design of sprigs
  3. to fasten with small, headless brads

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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