- 1. n. An apparition of a person in his exact likeness, seen before death, or a little after; hence, an apparition; a specter; a vision; an unreal image. Source: opted
- 2. n. Sometimes, improperly, a spirit thought to preside over the waters; -- called also water wraith. Source: opted
- 3. n. a mental representation of some haunting experience Source: wordnet
- 4. n. a malevolent or haunting spirit Source: wordnet
- 5. 1. An apparition of a person in his exact likeness, seen before death, or a little after; hence, an apparition; a specter; a vision; an unreal image. [Scot.] She was uncertain if it were the gypsy or her wraith. Sir W. Scott. O, hollow wraith of dying fame. Tennyson. 2. Sometimes, improperly, a spirit thought to preside over the waters; -- called also water wraith. M. G. Lewis. Source: webster
- 6. n:100 n a mental representation of some haunting experience Source: ecdict
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