| sprite | 1. A spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition. See Spright. "Gaping graves received the wandering, guilty sprite." (Dryden) 2. An elf; a fairy; a goblin. 3. <zoology> The green woodpecker, or yaffle. Origin: OE. Sprit, F. Esprit, fr. L. Spiritus. See Spirit, and cf. Sprightly. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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