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Definition of Sprig
1. Noun. A small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year.
Specialized synonyms: Brier, Wand, Withe, Withy
Generic synonyms: Branch
Derivative terms: Twig, Twiggy
2. Noun. An ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers.
Definition of Sprig
1. n. A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray; as, a sprig of laurel or of parsley.
2. v. t. To mark or adorn with the representation of small branches; to work with sprigs; as, to sprig muslin.
Definition of Sprig
1. Noun. A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray. ¹
2. Noun. A youth; a lad; -- used humorously or in slight disparagement. ¹
3. Noun. A brad, or nail without a head. ¹
4. Noun. A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point. ¹
5. Verb. To decorate with sprigs ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sprig
1. to fasten with small, thin nails [v SPRIGGED, SPRIGGING, SPRIGS]
Medical Definition of Sprig
1. 1. A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray; as, a sprig of laurel or of parsley. 2. A youth; a lad; used humorously or in slight disparagement. "A sprig whom I remember, with a whey-face and a satchel, not so many years ago." (Sir W. Scott) 3. A brad, or nail without a head. 4. A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point. Origin: AS. Sprec; akin to Icel. Sprek a stick. Cf. Spray a branch. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sprig
Literary usage of Sprig
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Together with The Journal of a Tour to by James Boswell (1884)
"... that a young fellow had a sprig of myrtle given him by a girl he courted, and
asked me to write him some verses that he might present her in return. ..."
2. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Together with The Journal of a Tour to by James Boswell (1884)
"She used to repeat them to me, when I asked her, for the Verses Dr. John- IOH
gave her on a sprig of Myrtle, which he had stolen or begged from fur bosom. ..."
3. The Golden Treasury of Irish Songs and Lyrics by Charles Welsh (1907)
"An Irishman, all in his glory, is there, With his sprig of ... spends half-a-crown,
He meets with a friend, and for love knocks him down, With his sprig of ..."
4. Irish Literature by Justin McCarthy, Maurice Francis Egan, Charles Welsh, Douglas Hyde, Gregory, James Jeffrey Roche (1904)
"The words of a very popular glee by Stevenson, ' See our oars with feathered
spray,' belong to one of Code's dramas. Code's real name was Cody." THE sprig ..."
5. The English Illustrated Magazine (1886)
"She plucked him a rose and an evergreen sprig, " Wear this, and my love, ...
Life may perish, but love abides ; Life is the rose, love the evergreen sprig. ..."
6. One Hundred Modern Scottish Poets: With Biographical and Critical Notices by David Herschell Edwards (1888)
"I could see our last long parting in the evening's waning light; As our sad
farewells were spoken, Solemnly she gave this token— Just a sprig of purple ..."
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