Sprite
Pronunciation : Sprite
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. sprit, F. esprit, fr. L. spiritus. See Spirit, and cf. Sprightly.]
Definition : 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. (Zo?l.)
Defn: The green woodpecker, or yaffle.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913