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Definition of Nonpareil

Nonpareil
Nonpareil Non`pa*reil", n. [See Nonpareil, a. ] 1. Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless thing or person; a nonesuch; -- often used as a name. 2. [F. nonpareille.] (Print.) A size of type next smaller than minion and next larger than agate (or ruby). Note: This line is printed in the type called nonpareil. 3. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A beautifully colored finch (Passerina ciris), native of the Southern United States. The male has the head and neck deep blue, rump and under parts bright red, back and wings golden green, and the tail bluish purple. Called also painted finch. (b) Any other similar bird of the same genus.
Nonpareil
Nonpareil Non`pa*reil", a. [F., from non not + pareil equal, fr. LL. pariculus, dim. of L. par equal. See Non, and Pair, Peer.] Having no equal; peerless.

Meaning of Nonpareil from wikipedia

- Nonpareils are a decorative confections of tiny balls made with sugar and starch, traditionally an opaque white but now available in many colors. They...
- Look up nonpareil in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nonpareil(s) from the French meaning 'without equal', it may also refer to: Nonpareil, Guyana, a...
- Nonpareil Martin Nonpareil Morris's Nonpareil Russet Nonpareil(syn. Old Nonpareil) Petworth Nonpareil Pitmaston Nonpareil Scarlet Nonpareil Swenny Nonparael...
- of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Nonpareil, from the French meaning 'without equal': HMS Nonpareil (1584) was a 56-gun galleon, launched in 1556...
- Nonpareil also Non Pareil (from the French and meaning matchless, inimitable) was the name of a sugarcane plantation, and later a village, on the east...
- The Daily Nonpareil is a daily newspaper serving Council Bluffs and a 10-county area of southwest Iowa. The Daily Nonpareil is southwest Iowa's largest...
- better known as Nonpareil Jack Dempsey, who was the first holder of the World Middleweight Championship (1884–1891). He was nicknamed "Nonpareil" because of...
- area was about 202 in 2000. Nonpareil was the birthplace of novelist H. L. Davis. Nonpareil was named for the nearby Nonpareil quicksilver (mercury) mine...
- Nonpareil is an unincorporated community in Box Butte County, Nebraska, United States. A post office was established at Nonpareil in 1886, closed in 1894...
- 1940 as a British N-class destroyer and launched on 25 June 1941 as HMS Nonpareil, but on 27 May 1942, she was transferred to the Royal Dutch Navy. The...