sprig

(sprĭg)
n.

1. 1. A small shoot or twig of a plant.
   2. An ornament in this shape.
2. A small brad without a head.
3. A young, immature person.

tr.v., sprigged, sprig·ging, sprigs.

1. To decorate with a design of sprigs.
2. To remove a sprig or sprigs from (a bush or tree).
3. To fasten with a small headless brad.

[Middle English sprigge, alteration of spring, from Old English, source of water.]

sprigger sprig'ger n.

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noun

A young stemlike growth arising from a plant: bine, offshoot, runner, shoot, sprout, tendril. See kin.

A brad or nail without a head; also see glazing sprig.

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An ornamental small branch, usually but not always including flowers or berries.

A sprig is a soft delicate branch, usually of a spice, like fennel, parsley, etc.

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See words rhyming with "sprig."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Sprig.

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - kvist, fyr, ætling
v. tr. - forsyne med forgrenet mønster

2.
n. - sømdykker

Nederlands (Dutch)
telg, spruit, twijg, sierbloem, spijker zonder kop, inspijkeren

Français (French)
1.
n. - brin, petite branche
v. tr. - décorer (des poteries) de petits motifs sculptés

2.
n. - pointe

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Sproß, Zweig
v. - mit Zweigmuster versehen

2.
n. - Nagel ohne Kopf

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βλαστός, βλαστάρι, κλαδάκι, μικρό ακέφαλο καρφί (κν. βελονάκι), (μτφ.) απόγονος, βλαστός, νεαρός
v. - στολίζω με κλαράκια

Italiano (Italian)
rampollo, frasca, ornare a fiorami, fissare con puntine

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vergôntea (f), galho (m), broto (m), prego (m)
v. - enfeitar com galhos, pregar

Русский (Russian)
веточка, узор в виде веточки, юнец, отпрыск, шпилька, штифтик, давать побеги, обрезать ветки, побеги, забивать гвозди, прикреплять штифтиками

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - vástago, ramito
v. tr. - adornar con ramitos

2.
n. - hita, espiga (clavo)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kvist, skott, stift, stift (utan huv.), ättling, yngling
v. - fästa med stift, pryda med kvistar

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
小树枝, 图钉, 用小树枝装饰, 使蔓生, 用钉子钉上

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 小樹枝, 圖釘
v. tr. - 用小樹枝裝飾, 使蔓生, 用釘子釘上

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 잔가지, 자손, 은혈못
v. tr. - ~의 잔가지를 잘라내다, 은혈못으로 고정시키다

2.
n. - 대가리 없는 작은 못

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 小枝, 小枝型の飾り, 小枝模様
v. - 小枝で飾る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) غصن صغير, عرق, فتى (فعل) يزين قماش أو قطعه خزف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ענף, זלזל, שריג, נצר‬
v. tr. - ‮קישט כלי-חרס בדוגמות קטנות שעוצבו לחוד‬
n. - ‮מסמר או נעץ קטן ללא ראש, עלם, צעיר, יתד קטנה חסרת-ראש‬

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