Houris

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Houri \Hou"ri\, n.; pl. {Houris}. [Per. h[=u]r[imac],
     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.
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