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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HOU'RI, n. Among Mohammedans, a nymph of paradise.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a voluptuously beautiful young woman [syn: nymph, houri]
2: (Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: French, from Persian h?ri, from Arabic ??r?ya Date: 1737 1. one of the beautiful maidens that in Muslim belief live with the blessed in paradise 2. a voluptuously beautiful young woman

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a beautiful young woman, esp. in the Muslim Paradise. Etymology: F f. Pers. huri f. Arab. hur pl. of hawra' gazelle-like (in the eyes)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Houri Hou"ri, n.; pl. Houris. [Per. h[=u]r[=i], h[=u]r[=a], h[=u]r; akin to Ar. h[=u]r, pl. of ahwar beautiful-eyed, black-eyed.] A nymph of paradise; -- so called by the Mohammedans.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. [Term of the Mahometans.] Nymph of Paradise.

Moby Thesaurus

Adonis, Aphrodite, Apollo, Apollo Belvedere, Aspasia, Astarte, Balder, Cleopatra, Delilah, Freya, Hebe, Hyperion, Jezebel, Messalina, Narcissus, Phryne, Thais, Venus, Venus de Milo, adventuress, courtesan, demimondaine, demimonde, demirep, femme fatale, harem girl, hetaera, odalisque, peri, seductress, temptress, the Graces, vamp, vampire