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   Sprite , n. [OE. sprit, F. esprit, fr. L. spiritus. See Spirit, and cf. Sprightly.]
   A spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition.  See Spright.
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   Gaping graves received the wandering, guilty sprite.
   Dryden.
   
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   An elf; a fairy; a goblin.
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   (Zool.) The green woodpecker, or yaffle.
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