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Definitions for: Sprite
[n] small, human in form, playful, having magical powers
Webster (1913) Definition: Sprite, n. [OE. sprit, F. esprit, fr. L. spiritus. See
Spirit, and cf. Sprightly.]
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. (Zo["o]l.) The green woodpecker, or yaffle.
Synonyms: faerie, faery, fairy
See Also: brownie, dwarf, elf, gnome, gremlin, hob, imp, Morgan le Fay, pixie, pixy, Puck, Robin Goodfellow, spiritual being, supernatural being, Titania, water nymph, water sprite
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