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. Zool.

The green woodpecker, or yaffle.

 

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