About The Word Sprite
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Sprite
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What's The Definition Of Sprite?
[n] small, human in form, playful, having magical powers
Synonyms | Synonyms for Sprite: faerie | faery | fairy Related Terms | Find terms related to Sprite: 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 Sprite In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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