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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Sprite

/(sprīt)/ · IPA /spɹaɪt/
01 n. A spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition. See Spright.
  1. 1.
    A spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition. See Spright. See: Spright
    “Gaping graves received the wandering, guilty sprite.” — Dryden.
  2. 2.
    An elf; a fairy; a goblin.
  3. 3.
    The green woodpecker, or yaffle.(Zool.)