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Sprig

/spɹɪɡ/

A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray.

📖 Definitions of "Sprig"

noun
  1. 1

    A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray.

    "a sprig of laurel or of parsley"

  2. 2

    An ornament resembling a small shoot or twig.

  3. 3

    One of the separate pieces of lace fastened on a ground in applique lace.

  4. 4

    (sometimes mildly) A youth; a lad.

verb
  1. 1

    To decorate with sprigs, or with representations of sprigs, as in embroidery or pottery.

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