Houri

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(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:12:52

Hou"ri (?), n.; pl. Houris (#). [Per. h&umac;ri, h&umac;ra, h&umac;r; akin to Ar. h&umac;r, pl. of ahwar beautiful-eyed, black-eyed.]

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

 

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