单词 | sprig |
释义 | sprig 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). --vtr. (sprigged, sprigging)   1. ornament with sprigs (a dress of sprigged muslin).   2. (usu. as sprigging n.) decorate (ceramic ware) with ornaments in applied relief. Derivatives spriggy adj. Etymology: ME f. or rel. to LG sprick 2. n. a small tapering headless tack. Etymology: ME: orig. unkn. |
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