Sprigging

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sprig \Sprig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sprigged} (spr[i^]gd); p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Sprigging} (-g[i^]ng).]
     To mark or adorn with the representation of small branches;
     to work with sprigs; as, to sprig muslin.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sprig
       n 1: small branch or division of a branch; usually applied to
            branches of the current or preceding year [syn: {branchlet},
             {twig}]
       2: an ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers
       [also: {sprigging}, {sprigged}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sprigging
       See {sprig}