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Persian fairies
Answer for the clue "Persian fairies ", 5 letters:
peris
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PeriČ™ is a commune in Ilfov County, Romania. Peris may also refer to:
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Peri \Pe"ri\, n.; pl. Peris . [Per. per[=i] 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.
Usage examples of peris.
She and Peris had figured out how to trick the house minder back when they were twelve, when the three-month difference in their ages seemed like it would never matter.
One time it had pulled loose from the tree, and both she and Peris had swung downward, then up and out over the middle of the river before falling off, tumbling into the cold water.
In their expeditions, Tally and Peris had always stuck to the waterfront, where vegetation and the dark backdrop of Uglyville made it easy to hide.
Brand-new pretties like Peris always lived where the fun was most frantic.
But she and Peris had always been very careful about not getting caught on these expeditions.
This was farther than she and Peris had ever been together, and as far as her planning had taken her.
She wanted to stay and clean Peris up, make sure he looked perfect for the party.
It was later than she and Peris had ever stayed over in New Pretty Town.
Tally thought of Peris, and tried to remember the way he used to look back when he was Nose.
And even if Shay still hated her, there was always Peris and all their old friends, waiting across the river for her with their big eyes and wonderful smiles.
She would watch as lights-out fell across the river, bedtime for Uglyville, and know that she still had all night with Peris and her new friends, all the beautiful people she would meet.
This nightmare had begun three months ago, when Peris went across the river.
Tally looked out the window for another glance at Peris, and realized that a hovercar was waiting for him below.
She knew that with Peris gone, the doubts would come back again and haunt her.
Her face pretty at long last, and Peris and all their old friends around her.