Sprig definition

Sprig

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WordNet

(1) An ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers

(2) A small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year

WiktionaryText

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

a sprig of laurel or of parsley
A youth; a lad; -- used humorously or in slight disparagement.
A brad, or nail without a head.
A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.