sprig

1. A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray.

   a sprig of laurel or of parsley

2. An ornament resembling a small shoot or twig.
3. One of the separate pieces of lace fastened on a ground in applique lace.
4. (sometimes mildly) A youth; a lad.
5. A brad, or nail without a head.
6. A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.
7. A house sparrow.

verb

To decorate with sprigs, or with representations of sprigs, as in embroidery or pottery.