peri
noun
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
peris
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pluralof peri.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Such words as "blastoderm", "sindoc," "peris," "parasang," "sarcenet," "teazel," "nullah," "cantatrice," "barracan," "sistrum," writhed and hissed in her verses.
From Time Magazine Archive
Camouflaged by rainbows, skylarks, fairies, peris, sensitive plants and Epipsychidions, there was no more successful softener than Sapper Shelley.
From Time Magazine Archive
If it were not peris, they would certainly have searched him for his diamonds.
From The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries by Mór Jókai
When he opened his eyes again amidst violent pain, he fancied he was still under the spell of a dream: had he awoke in India amongst the peris?
From Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel by Rudolf von Gottschall
Were they peris, sylphs, fays, or fairies, or a choice selection of mermaids come on shore for a dance?
From Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures by Gordon Stables
