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sprite
or spright
[ sprahyt ]
noun
- (in folklore) an elf, fairy, or goblin.
sprite
/ ²õ±è°ù²¹Éª³Ù /
noun
- (in folklore) a nimble elflike creature, esp one associated with water
- a small dainty person
- an icon in a computer game which can be manoeuvred around the screen by means of a joystick, etc
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²õ±è°ù¾±³Ù±ðh´Ç´Ç»å noun
- ²õ±è°ù¾±³Ù±ðl±ð²õ²õ adjective
- ²õ±è°ù¾±³Ù±ðl¾±°ì±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of sprite1
C13: from Old French esprit, from Latin ²õ±èÄ«°ù¾±³Ù³Ü²õ spirit 1
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Synonym Study
See fairy.
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I amused them by wearing a flower crown and pitching my voice high to play Puck, a mischievous sprite.
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Braid dandelions or daisies into a floral crown, and the wearer becomes a forest sprite.
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The show’s makers also used crowd sprites, in which actors were filmed individually on green screens and then arranged to appear as part of the crowd.
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Pee-wee is a sprite, a creature of myth, like Pan — immune to time or decay or serious illness.
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Her near life-size ceramic figures of animals, sprites and fairy-tale heroines in moments of frozen intimacy are prickly and emotional in a way that’s hard to get over.
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