sprig
A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plantA small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray.
» I took a sprig of holly, and tucked it into my hatband.
Meaning
7 sensesA 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.
Zweiglein, Büschchen, Büschel
ве́точкаvétočka, побе́гpobég
One of the separate pieces of lace fastened on a ground in applique lace.
(derogatory, humorous, mildly, sometimes)A youth; a lad.
junger Hüpfer
о́тпрыскótprysk
A brad, or nail without a head.
A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.
A house sparrow.
- an ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers
- a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
Examples
6 sentencesI took a sprig of holly, and tucked it into my hatband.
I bought a sprig of lily of the valley.
ruЯ купил веточку ландышей. — marafon
Put a sprig of mint on top as a garnish.
deAls Garnierung einen Zweig Minze darauflegen. — Yorwba
Ziri kept an eye out for sprigs of ivy popping back up.
I took a sprig of holly, and tucked it into my hat band.
deIch nahm ein Hülsdornreis und steckte es mir ans Hutband. — Waldelfe
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English sprig, sprigge, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Middle Low German spFrom 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”).
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