branchlet

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year

From branch + -let.

Fallen branchlets snapped beneath my heedless feet and the sounds rang in my ears like pistol-shots. — The Yeoman Adventurer, George W. Gough
The bark utensils will wear longer if a slender rootlet or branchlet of pliable wood is sewed, with the "over-and-over" stitch, to the edge of the article. — On the Trail: An Outdoor Book for Girls, Lina Beard
I think he thought that I perhaps might think So many voices issued through those trunks From people who concealed themselves from us; Therefore the Master said: “If thou break off Some little spray from any of these trees, The thoughts thou hast will wholly be made vain.” Then stretched I forth my hand a little forward, And plucked a branchlet off from a great thorn; And the trunk cried, “Why dost thou mangle me?” After it had become embrowned with blood, It recommenced its cry: “Why dost thou rend me? — Divine Comedy, Longfellow's Translation, Hell, Dante Alighieri

twig, sprig

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