houri
houri definition
houri (ho̵o′rē, ho̵u′-)
noun pl. houris -·ris
- in Muslim belief, any of the beautiful nymphs of the Muslim Paradise
- a seductively beautiful woman
Etymology: Fr < Pers ḥūri < Ar ḥūrīyah, black-eyed woman, ult. < ḥawira, to be dark-eyed
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