Peri vs Perf - What's the difference?
peri | perf |
(Persian mythology) A sprite or supernatural being; from Persian mythology and the folklore of neighboring nations .
* 1829 , The Adventures of Hatim-Beni-Tye'', ''The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British India and Its Dependencies, Volume 27: January—June 1829 ,
* 1916 (Mar 16), Alfred Richard Orage, ?Arthur Moore, The New Age: A Weekly Review of Politics, Literature and Art , page 473
* 2008 , A Fire in My Heart: Kurdish Tales , page 75
(philately) perforation or perforated. When followed by a number, eg, perf 14 , this indicates the number of perforations per two centimetres.
(grammar)
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As a verb peri
is to perish.As an abbreviation perf is
(philately) perforation or perforated when followed by a number, eg, perf 14 , this indicates the number of perforations per two centimetres.peri
English
(wikipedia peri)Noun
(en noun)page 549,
- He sent a Peri to Chundum Dew with a message: "If you wish to live, release the mortal in your power: if not, every demon in your service will immediately be put to the sword."
- In an hour they hovered above Hampstead Heath, and the peri looked down for a lonely spot where she might alight in the sulphurous gloom of a dog-day sunset too blinding for anyone to look at
- The Padishah's son was also there, and he realized that the peri looked very familiar.