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houri
[ hoor-ee, houuhr-ee, hou-uh-ree ]
noun
, plural hou·ris.
- one of the beautiful virgins provided in paradise for all faithful Muslims.
houri
/ ˈhʊərɪ /
noun
- (in Muslim belief) any of the nymphs of Paradise
- any alluring woman
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Word History and Origins
Origin of houri1
1730–40; < French < Persian hūrī < Arabic ḥūr plural of ḥaurāʾ gazelle-eyed (woman)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of houri1
C18: from French, from Persian hūri, from Arabic hūr, plural of haurā' woman with dark eyes
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Example Sentences
This houri of Sa'adi would not pause to note the difference in writing; the vitalness of the subject would enchain her thoughts.
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There was nothing left now but to greet her upon her arrival, this golden houri from the verses of Sa'adi.
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This was no longer Sa'adi's houri but the young woman who had mastered the lion in the railway train.
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We hope that houri melted entirely away in the window; but we certainly did not stay to see.
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In his early youth he remembered to have seen, somewhere in Greece, such a houri as was this Madame Goesler.
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