Peri
[piәri]
Definition
(noun.) (Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done.
(noun.) a beautiful and graceful girl.
Editor: Ronda--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) An imaginary being, male or female, like an elf or fairy, represented as a descendant of fallen angels, excluded from paradise till penance is accomplished.
Inputed by Henrietta
Definition
n. in Persian mythology a female elf or fairy represented as descended from the fallen angels.
Editor: Shelton
Examples
- He had already withdrawn his eye from the Peri, and was looking at a humble tuft of daisies which grew by the wicket. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- As such it revived her; and then Illusion was again following her in Peri mask. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I kept a place for himtoo--a place of which I never took the measure, either by rule or compass: I think it was like the tent of Peri-Banou. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
Editor: Lora