[sprig] n [ME sprigge] (14c) 1 a: a small shoot: twig "a ~ of parsley" b: a small division of grass used for propagation
2. a: heir b: youth c: a small specimen
3: an ornament resembling a sprig, stemmed flower, or leaf
4: a small headless nail: brad
[2]sprig vt sprigged ; sprig.ging (1713) 1: to drive sprigs or brads into
2: to mark or adorn with the representation of plant sprigs
3: to propagate (a grass) by means of stolons or small divisions