Sprig.
1. a. A small square-bodied nail whose head consists of a slightly projecting lip on one side only. A small brad. See nail. b. A brad or triangular piece of tin plate, to confine a pane of glass in a sash until the putty dries.2. (Nautical.) An eyebolt with a barbed shank.
3. (Fabric.) A small, isolated ornament of the nature of a branch, woven or printed on textile fabrics. For the formation of woven sprigs, there are often as many shuttles as colors, or a number of little swivel-looms, such as are used for the weaving of tapes, are introduced occasionally.