sprig

/spษนษชษก/

IPA: /S P R IH1 G/

noun
  1. 1

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

    โ€œa sprig of laurel or of parsleyโ€

  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.

  5. 5

    A brad, or nail without a head.

  6. 6

    A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.

  7. 7

    A house sparrow.

verb
  1. 1

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

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sprig