Sprig definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SPRIG, n. 1. A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray; as a sprig of laurel or of parsely. 2. A brad, or nail ... embroidery. 4. A small eye-bolt ragged at the point. SPRIG, v.t. To mark or adorn with the representation of small branches; to work with sprigs; as, to sprig muslin. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a small ... branches of the current or preceding year [syn: branchlet, twig, sprig] 2: an ornament that resembles a spray of leaves ...
sprig tail definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: large ... forests of western North America [syn: sharp-tailed grouse, sprigtail, sprig tail, Pedioecetes phasianellus]
... definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SPRAY, n. [probably allied to sprig. The radical sense is a shoot.] 1. A small shoot ... spra(e)yen, MHG spræjen sprinkle 2. n. 1 a sprig of flowers or leaves, or a branch of a tree ... Dictionary Spray Spray (spr>amac/), n. [Cf. Dan. sprag. See Sprig.] 1. A small shoot or branch; a twig. --Chaucer. The ... Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. 1. Twig, shoot, sprig, branch, bough. 2. Foam, froth, spume. Moby Thesaurus aerate, aerify ... splash, splatter, sponge, spoondrift, spout, spouter, spray can, sprayer, spread, sprig, sprinkle, sprinkler, sprinkler head, sprinkling, sprinkling system, sprit, spritz, sprout ...
... forests of western North America [syn: sharp-tailed grouse, sprigtail, sprig tail, Pedioecetes phasianellus] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Sprigtail Sprig"tail`, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The pintail duck; -- called also sprig, and spreet-tail. [Local, U.S.] (b) The sharp-tailed ...
... with designs of sprigs; "sprigged muslin" Webster's 1913 Dictionary Sprig Sprig, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sprigged; p. pr. & vb. n ... representation of small branches; to work with sprigs; as, to sprig muslin. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Sprigged Sprigged, a. Having sprigs ...
... Dictionary SPRIGGING, ppr. Working with sprigs. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Sprig Sprig, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sprigged; p. pr. & vb. n ... representation of small branches; to work with sprigs; as, to sprig muslin.
... branches of the current or preceding year [syn: branchlet, twig, sprig] v 1: branch out in a twiglike manner; "The lightning ... also V Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. Shoot, sprig, spray, branch. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue To observe ... sarment, scion, see, seedling, sense, set, shoot, slip, spear, spray, sprig, sprit, sprout, spur, stem, stick, stolon, style, sucker, switch, tail ...
spreet-tail definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Sprigtail Sprig"tail`, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The pintail duck; -- called also sprig, and spreet-tail. [Local, U.S.] (b) The sharp-tailed ...
... 1913 Dictionary Sprout Sprout, n. [Cf. AS. sprote a sprout, sprig; akin to Icel. sproti, G. sprosse. See Sprout, v. i ... seedling, set, shoot, shoot up, slip, social climber, spear, spray, sprig, spring from, spring up, sprit, sprout from, sprout up, status ...
... runs. 2. A racer. 3. A messenger. 4. A shooting sprig. In every root there will be one runner, with little ... sled, sleigh, slip, smuggler, snowmobile, spear, speed demon, speeder, spray, sprig, sprit, sprout, sprue, spur, steersman, stem, stepper, stolon, sucker, switch ...
... flavor of its seeds. Smell of sweetest fennel. --Milton. A sprig of fennel was in fact the theological smelling bottle of ... flavor of its seeds. Smell of sweetest fennel. --Milton. A sprig of fennel was in fact the theological smelling bottle of ...