houri

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Noun houri has 2 senses

nymph, houri - a voluptuously beautiful young woman
--₁ is a kind of woman, adult female
houri - (Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise
--₂ is a kind of mythical being