spritehoodn.
/ˈsprʌɪthʊd/, U.S. /ˈspraɪtˌ(h)ʊd/ rare (frequently humorous).
The state or condition of being or resembling a sprite. Cf. sprite n. 3.In quot. 1821 with possessive adjective, used as a title of respect for a sprite.
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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > state of being
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1821 Etonian No. 10. 425 Now whether thy sweet Spritehood doth it please, That I should dash thee from thy murky cloud Into yon deep uncomfortable seas?
1882 J. Nichol Amer. Lit. xi. 359 The same fascinating impishness, or spritehood, in both is allayed by a similar healing or converting process.
1971 Granville (Ohio) Sentinel 17 Nov. 2/3 Spritehood is not maintained by eating chocolate drops.
1994 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 21 Aug. vii28 The producer had ‘engaged a sprite who had suddenly turned into a dumpling’. (A crash diet soon restored spritehood.)
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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