sprig1
  
  n.
   - a small stem bearing leaves or flowers, taken from a bush or plant.
 - a descendant or younger member of a family or social class.
 - a small moulded decoration applied to a piece of pottery before firing.
 
v.
 (sprigs, sprigging, sprigged)
 decorate (pottery) with sprigs. 
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[as adj. sprigged]
 (of fabric or wallpaper) decorated with a design of sprigs.
 
  Derivative
  
  Etymology
  ME: from or rel. to Low Ger. sprick.
 
  
    
sprig2
  
  n.
 a small tapering tack with no head, used chiefly to hold glass in a window frame until the putty dries.
 
  Etymology
  ME: of unknown origin.