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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