单词 | sprigged |
释义 | spriggedadj.1 1. a. Of a plant or part of a plant: having sprigs or shoots; consisting of a sprig or sprigs. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > shoot, sprout, or branch > [adjective] > having spray or sprig spriggy1560 sprigged1572 1572 L. Mascall Bk. Plant & Graffe Trees iv. 19 The sayde troncheons will put forth Cyons, the which when they bee somewhat sprigged, having two or three small twigges, then yee maye transplant. 1714 J. Gay Shepherd's Week v. 135 Sprigg'd Rosemary the Lads and Lasses bore. 1847 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 8 ii. 472 The [flax] stalk will abound in small branches, or become, as it is called, ‘sprigged’. 1977 A. Ginsberg Mind Breaths 27 Green sprigged thick-leaved plant in a flowerpot. b. North American and Australian. Of a lawn or area of (cultivated) grass: planted with grass sprigs or runners. Also: designating such grass. Cf. sprig v.1 3. ΚΠ 1942 Comm. Roadside Devel.: Rep. & Special Papers 21st Ann. Meeting (U.S. National Res. Council: Highway Res. Board) 73 (caption) Here on a sandy soil, sprigged bermuda grass has become well established. 1994 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 16 May b5/4 Plant establishment was very uneven on both seeded and sprigged plots because of flooding. 2015 W. Reeves & E. Glasener Georgia Month-by-Month Gardening 107/2 You must water and weed your newly sprigged lawn frequently. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > feather > [adjective] > having particular kind of > of particular kind pinnedc1475 sprigged1613 ruffing1627 unwebbed1768 shafted1809 filoplumaceous1868 1613 G. Chapman Memorable Maske Inns of Court sig. A2 On their heads high sprig'd-feathers, compast in Coronets, like the Virginian Princes they presented. 3. Embellished or ornamented with a sprig or sprigs. Cf. sprig n.2 3. a. Bearing a decorative design or motif resembling a sprig or sprigs of foliage, flowers, etc.; esp. (of fabrics, garments, etc.) printed, woven, or embroidered with sprigs (cf. sprig n.2 3b, sprig v.1 2a). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [adjective] > patterned > sprigged or flowered sprigged1701 pompadour1807 posy1835 1701 London Gaz. No. 3705/4 Two Pieces of white Sprigg'd India Satin. 1775 Pennsylvania Evening Post 23 Dec. 592/2 A great variety of flowered, striped and sprigged muslin. 1810 Morning Post 5 Nov. 1/3 (advt.) Black lace and nett tippets, tuckers, and various elegant caps; black Chantilly and tambours, and sprigged lace gowns. 1815 Zeluca III. 307 To know if the rent in my sprigged dress is darned. 1893 S. O. Jewett Native of Winby 27 You go an' lay the table just as we always have it, except you can get out them old big sprigged cups o' my mother's. 1952 Good Housek. (U.S. ed.) Dec. 216/1 (advt.) Pretty quilted housecoat in a sprigged design, cut to comfortable dress length. 1991 National Geographic Traveler July 16/2 The wainscoting, sprigged wallpaper..evoked the same period. 2007 V. Smith Clean viii. 232 A white muslin undergarment..served as the precursor of all the lighter, softer, sprigged muslin fashions to come. b. Ceramics. Designating decoration done in applied relief; (of a ceramic object) decorated in this manner. Also: (of a decorative motif) moulded separately in order to be applied to the surface of the work. Cf. sprig v.1 2b, sprig n.2 3c.Although the technique was in use in this period, quot. 1756 may instead show sense 3a. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > decoration of china > [adjective] > incised > specific incised or relief design sprigged1756 trouted1783 combed1878 slipped1914 cord-ornamented1925 stroke-ornamented1925 cord1928 1756 J. Bowcocke Acct. Bk. in L. Jewitt Ceramic Art Great Brit. (1878) I. vii. 209 Mr. White: 1 imag'd cup and 7 sprig'd chocolates. 1906 R. L. Hobson Porcelain xx. 190 The ‘sprigged’ pattern..consists of sprays of Chinese plum. 1922 Mentor Aug. 33 (caption) Sprigged teapot and jug. Cream-colored Queen's Ware, 1767. 1960 H. Powell Beginner's Bk. Pottery ii. ii. 21 When sprigging, you may find that the small, thin sprigged shapes dry too quickly. 1971 L. A. Boger Dict. World Pottery & Porcelain 323/2 Sprigged ware, in English ceramics; a contemporary English name given to 18th century wares decorated in applied reliefs principally of flowers, foliage, and stems. 2017 K. Millward Surface Decoration 19 (caption) Vase with sprigged decoration. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). spriggedadj.2 Australian and New Zealand in later use. Fixed with or constructed using sprigs (sprig n.1); esp. (of footwear) (a) having the sole, heel, etc., attached with sprigs; (b) having nails or studs on the bottom to provide protection from wear or to improve grip; (now chiefly, of a sports shoe) having studs or cleats (cf. sprig n.1 4). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > [adjective] > studded with nails or spikes hobnailed1604 naily1604 clouted1611 sprigged1851 tacketed1864 tackety1864 slugged1906 1851 Morning Chron. 30 Jan. 5/6 It would take him eight hours, ‘and work well’, to make a pair of sprigged boots. 1882 W. J. Christy Pract. Treat. Joints 177 Sprigged Joint is made in joiner's work when mouldings..are merely worked on separate slips and planted on, or laid in, or bradded, or sprigged, to produce, if possible, an equal effect. 1898 Leicester Chron. & Leics. Mercury 16 Apr. 6/6 Mr Wightman..gave an explanation why he sent ‘sprigged’ boots instead of hand-sewn. 1904 F. W. Macey Specif. in Detail (ed. 2) Index 602 Sprigged glass. 1938 Chronicle (Adelaide) 17 Feb. 45/1 (advt.) Special waxed upper with Hob Nails or Sprigged Soles. 1953 Goulburn (New S. Wales) Evening Post 20 Jan. 1 (advt.) Ladies' sprigged golf shoes. 2013 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 28 Dec. Get rid of your sprigged boots for the summer and kick barefoot with a beach soccer ball. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.11572adj.21851 |
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