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sprite | sprote |

As a noun sprite

is a spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition.

As an adjective sprote is

of dapper attire.

sprite

English

Noun

(wikipedia sprite) (en noun)
  • (mythology) A spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition.
  • *1803 , William Blake,
  • *:He who torments the chafer's sprite
  • *:Weaves a bower in endless night.
  • (mythology) An elf; a fairy; a goblin.
  • The green woodpecker, or yaffle.
  • (computer graphics) A two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene.
  • An electrical discharge that occurs high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm.

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    sprote

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of dapper attire.

    • Usage notes

    Restricted to the rural areas on the east coast of Scotland.

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