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   Wraith , n. [Scot. wraith, warth; probably originally, a guardian angel, from Icel. vörðr a warden, guardian, akin to E. ward. See Ward a guard.]
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   An apparition of a person in his exact likeness, seen before death, or a little after; hence, an apparition; a specter; a vision; an unreal image. [Scot.]
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   She was uncertain if it were the gypsy or her wraith.
   Sir W. Scott.
   
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   O, hollow wraith of dying fame.
   Tennyson.
   
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   Sometimes, improperly, a spirit thought to preside over the waters; -- called also water wraith.
   M. G. Lewis.
   
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