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Definition of peri in English: perinounPlural peris ˈpɪəriˈpirē (in Persian mythology) a mythical superhuman being, originally represented as evil but subsequently as a good or graceful genie or fairy. (波斯神话中的)佩里(虚构的神仙,最初代表邪恶,不过后来代表好的或漂亮的精灵或仙女) Example sentencesExamples - The angels, or peris, on the floorspread, very distinctive in style, are unusual motifs to find on an embroidery.
- Her androgynous form traverses his art as Desdemona and Jason, Leda and Apollo, St Sebastian and Delilah, a dead poet and a peri, Helen of Troy and Ganymede, Jacob's angel and a Eumenide on the track of Orestes.
Synonyms sprite, pixie, elf, imp, brownie, puck
Rhymesbeery, bleary, cheery, dearie, dreary, Dun Laoghaire, eerie, eyrie (US aerie), Kashmiri, leery, praemunire, query, smeary, teary, theory, weary Definition of peri in US English: perinounˈpirē (in Persian mythology) a mythical superhuman being, originally represented as evil but subsequently as a good or graceful genie or fairy. (波斯神话中的)佩里(虚构的神仙,最初代表邪恶,不过后来代表好的或漂亮的精灵或仙女) Example sentencesExamples - Her androgynous form traverses his art as Desdemona and Jason, Leda and Apollo, St Sebastian and Delilah, a dead poet and a peri, Helen of Troy and Ganymede, Jacob's angel and a Eumenide on the track of Orestes.
- The angels, or peris, on the floorspread, very distinctive in style, are unusual motifs to find on an embroidery.
Synonyms sprite, pixie, elf, imp, brownie, puck |