slub vs sprig

slub

noun
  • A small thickened portion or knot found on linen yarn, caused by defects. 

  • Fabric fiber produced by slubbing. 

verb
  • To draw and twist fibers in order to prepare them for spinning. 

sprig

noun
  • One of the separate pieces of lace fastened on a ground in applique lace. 

  • A youth; a lad. 

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

  • An ornament resembling a small shoot or twig. 

  • A brad, or nail without a head. 

  • A house sparrow. 

  • A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point. 

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

How often have the words slub and sprig occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )