sprig

noun

1. A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray.

   “a sprig of laurel or of parsley”

   “[…] from this bush in the dooryard, / With delicate-color’d blossoms and heart-shaped leaves of rich green, / A sprig with its flower I break.”

   ““Why, one sprig of nut grass can ruin a whole yard.[…]"”

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)A youth; a lad.

   “a sprig whom I remember, with a whey-face and a satchel, not so many years ago”

5. A brad, or nail without a head.
6. A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.
7. A house sparrow.

verb

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.