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houri

hou·ri [ hree ] (plural hou·ris)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. young woman in paradise: in Islamic belief, one of the beautiful young women who attend Muslim men in paradise

2. lovely woman: an attractive woman ( dated ) ( sometimes considered offensive )

[Mid-18th century. Via French< Arabic ḥawrā' "woman with dark eyes"]
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