a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.

an ornament having the form of such a spray.

a shoot, twig, or small branch.

Facetious . a scion, offspring, or heir of a family, class, etc.

a youth or young fellow.

glazier's point.

a headless brad.

Metallurgy .

a small peg for reinforcing the walls of a mold.

a metal insert, used to chill certain portions of cast metal, that becomes an integral part of the finished casting.

to mark or decorate (fabrics, pottery, etc.) with a design of sprigs.

to fasten with brads.

Horticulture . to propagate a plant, esp. grass, by planting individual stolons.

Metallurgy . to reinforce the walls of (a mold) with sprigs.

to remove a sprig or sprigs from (a plant).

noun

bine , offshoot , runner , sprout , tendril