| sprite also spright
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n.
[Middle English spreit, from Old French esprit, from Latin spīritus; see spirit.] |
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| sprites | |
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| atmospheric electricity (lasting 10 msec) appearing as globular flashes of red (pink to blood-red) light rising to heights of 60 miles (sometimes seen together with elves) |
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