Houri /(?)/

Hou·ri

Houri

n.

pl. Houris

[Per. hūrī, hūrā, hūr; akin to Ar. hūr, pl. of ahwar beautiful-eyed, black-eyed.]

A nymph of paradise; -- so called by the Muslims.

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