sprig

noun · verbA2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

sprigs

1.
A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray.
a sprig of laurel or of parsley
2.
An ornament resembling a small shoot or twig.
3.
One of the separate pieces of lace fastened on a ground in applique lace.
4.
(derogatory, humorous, mildly, sometimes)(humorous, sometimes mildly derogatory) A youth; a lad.
5.
A brad, or nail without a head.
6.
A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.
7.
A house sparrow.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

sprigs

V_ing/Gerund

sprigging

V_ed/pp

sprigged

1.
(transitive)To decorate with sprigs, or with representations of sprigs, as in embroidery or pottery.
2.
(transitive)To nail the sole onto a shoe.

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Cùng gốc / liên quan

spriggy spriglet sprigtail

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English sprig, sprigge, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from sprik, spricke (a dry, easily broken twig that has fallen from a tree; sprig). Compare also dialectal sprag, spray, spræc, Spricke, Sprick (dry branch, twig).