sprig

Plural: sprigs

Noun

a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
an ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers
A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray.
An ornament resembling a small shoot or twig.
One of the separate pieces of lace fastened on a ground in applique lace.
A youth; a lad.
A brad, or nail without a head.
A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.
A house sparrow.

Verb

To decorate with sprigs, or with representations of sprigs, as in embroidery or pottery.
To nail the sole onto a shoe.

Examples

"a sprig of laurel or of parsley"

Origin / Etymology

From 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”), Old English spræc (“a shoot”), German Low German Spricke, Sprick (“dry branch, twig”).

Synonyms

branchlet, twig

Scrabble Score: 8

sprig is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sprig is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sprig is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

sprig is a valid Words With Friends word