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Meanings of
houri
in English
Portuguese
huri
Catalan
nimfa
Spanish
ninfa
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A voluptuously beautiful young woman.
nymph
Portuguese
huri
Usage of
houri
in English
1
Alex was dreaming of houris, or rather of one
houri
in particular.
2
But when one finds himself thrown into the society of an
houri
-
3
What a cloud of sable curls about the face of a
houri
!
4
If you are not careful, you will lose your
houri
too.
5
She was as fair and beautiful as an
houri
of Sa'adi.
6
She was beauty personified with her pale-gold hair and
houri
curves.
7
I awake and find a
houri
with her hand in mine!
8
My queen, my bride that was to be, the golden
houri
!
9
Two thousand rupees?-foran
houri
fit to dwell in the zenana of heaven!
10
Unless I find this
houri
,
I am a lost, broken-hearted man!
11
In short, this was the
houri
of my vision, materialized.
12
On the stage she is queenly-inprivate, soft, voluptuous and winning as a
houri
.
13
Yourself, my
houri
,
when you consent to receive me alone.
14
She played the voluptuous, pure
houri
of the Koran so exquisitely, Alex nearly believed her.
15
Some disappointed
houri
was returning whence she had come.
16
Never once did he look in the direction of the
houri
peering through the sliding panel.
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houri
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
golden houri
alabaster houri
charming houri
disappointed houri
earthly houri
More collocations
Translations for
houri
Portuguese
huri
Catalan
nimfa
hurí
Spanish
ninfa
huri
Houri
through the time
Houri
across language varieties
United Kingdom
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