Found 2 items, similar to sprite.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: sprite
sprite
n : small, human in form, playful, having magical powers [syn:
fairy,
faery,
faerie]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Sprite
Sprite
\Sprite\ (spr[imac]t), 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.
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Gaping graves received the wandering, guilty sprite.
--Dryden.
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2. An elf; a fairy; a goblin.
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3. (Zo["o]l.) The green woodpecker, or yaffle.
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