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Webster 1913 Edition
Peri
Pe′ri
(pē′rĭ)
, Noun.
pl.
Peris
(pē′rĭz)
. [Per.
perī
a female genus, a fairy.] (Persian Myth.)
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.
Moore.