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sprig
(redirected from Spriggy)

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sprig
1. a shoot, twig, or sprout of a tree, shrub, etc.; spray
2. an ornamental device resembling a spray of leaves or flowers
sprig [sprig]
(design engineering)
A small brad having no head.
(engineering)
glazier's point
glazier’s point, sprig
glazier’s point
A thin small three- or four-cornered piece of sheet metal, used to hold a pane of glass in a window frame while putty is applied.
sprig
A brad or nail without a head; also see glazing sprig.
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Luella showcased ditsy spriggy prints, Erdem opted for Monet-style watercolour lilies and there were cartoonish oversized blooms at Marni.
Chance to read about the power of print by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
Luella showcased ditsy spriggy prints, Erdem opted for watercolour lilies and there were cartoonish blooms at Marni.
Fashion news by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
You need only peel back a few layers of wallpaper to see how much prints change over time, and the same is as true of wardrobes as it is of walls: walk past any secondhand shop and your brain will register the 40s spriggy florals, or the 70s swirls, before you clock the curve of the collar or the swing of the skirt.
Pretty in print by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
 
 
 
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