sprig
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sprig
- /spɹɪɡ/
Rhymes with -ɪɡ
Where it comes from
From Middle English sprig, sprigge, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Middle Low German sprik, spricke (“a dry, easily broken twig that has fallen from a tree; sprig”). Compare also dialectal English sprag (“sprig, twig”), English spray (“branch”), Old English spræc (“a shoot”), German Low German Spricke, Sprick (“dry branch, twig”).
noun sprigs
- A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray. a sprig of laurel or of parsley
- An ornament resembling a small shoot or twig.
- One of the separate pieces of lace fastened on a ground in applique lace.
- A youth; a lad. a sprig whom I remember, with a whey-face and a satchel, not so many years ago
- A brad, or nail without a head.
- A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.
- A house sparrow.
verb sprigs · sprigging · sprigged
- To decorate with sprigs, or with representations of sprigs, as in embroidery or pottery.
- To nail the sole onto a shoe.
Translations
Talk about this word "sprig." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sprig. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sprig. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sprig "sprig." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sprig.Cite this
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title = {sprig},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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