sprigged; sprigging
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
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Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Skip it, or infuse the oil with a small sprig of fresh rosemary.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Vogue, 14 Mar. 2019
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Noun
Soften the twiggy grapevine with sprigs of feathery broomcorn seed heads tucked between the garland stems.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Skip it, or infuse the oil with a small sprig of fresh rosemary.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
YanYan’s ivory wool twinsets, sprigged with microflorals, are a direct nod to the classic maa maa’s uniform.
—Vogue, 14 Mar. 2019
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“Sprig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sprig. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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