sprigging

noun

1. 1. a little twig or spray
   2. a design or ornament like this
2. a small, headless brad
3. a young fellow; stripling
4. a person as the offspring or scion of a family, institution, class, etc.: used humorously

Origin: ME sprigge, prob. akin to MDu sprik, dry twig: for IE base see spark

transitive verb sprigged, sprigging

1. to remove sprigs from (a bush, tree, etc.)
2. to decorate with a design of sprigs
3. to fasten with small, headless brads