sprig
21sprig — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a small branch or shoot. 2 an ornament resembling this, esp. on fabric. 3 usu. derog. a youth or young man (a sprig of the nobility). v.tr. (sprigged, sprigging) 1 ornament with sprigs (a dress of sprigged muslin). 2 (usu. as… …
22sprig´ger — sprig «sprihg», noun, verb, sprigged, sprig|ging. –n. 1. a shoot, twig, or small branch: »a sprig of holly. He wore a sprig of lilac in his buttonhole. 2. an ornament or design shaped like a sprig or spray: »glasses covered with little gold… …
23sprig-tailed — «SPRIHG TAYLD», adjective. having a sprigged or sharp pointed tail …
24sprig|ging — «SPRIHG ihng», noun. the planting or repair of a lawn by means of grass sprigs rather than seed: »Sprigging is…used where the grass being planted is a poor seeding or non seeding species (Roy Wiggans) …
25sprig|tail — «SPRIHG TAYL», noun. U.S. 1. the pintail duck. 2. the ruddy duck …
26Sprig Muslin — infobox Book | name = Sprig Muslin title orig = translator = umage caption = author = Georgette Heyer cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Regency, Romance publisher = William Heinemann release date = 1956… …
27sprig — Synonyms and related words: adolescent, appendage, arm, baby, bine, bough, branch, branchedness, branchiness, burgeon, deadwood, flagellum, fledgling, fork, frond, hand, hopeful, imp, infant, joint, junior, juvenal, juvenile, leg, limb, link,… …
28sprig — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. branch, shoot, spray. See vegetable, part. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. twig, slip, shoot; see branch 2 , stalk . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. twig, spray, nosegay, stem, slip, sprout. IV (Roget s …
29sprig — grips …
30sprig — sprig1 noun 1》 a small stem bearing leaves or flowers, taken from a bush or plant. 2》 a descendant or younger member of a family or social class. 3》 a small moulded decoration applied to a piece of pottery before firing. verb (sprigs, sprigging,… …
