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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.

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- Sans Pareil is a steam locomotive built by Timothy Hackworth which took part in the 1829 Rainhill Trials on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, held...
- Nonpareils are a decorative confections of tiny balls made with sugar and starch, traditionally an opaque white but now available in many colors. They...
- des Gourmands, gastronomist Grimod de La Reynière presents his rôti sans pareil ("roast without equal")—a bustard stuffed with a turkey, a goose, a pheasant...
- of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Sans Pareil, after the French meaning 'without equal': HMS Sans Pareil (1794) was an 80-gun third-rate ship of the...
- historical preservation on 1 December 1987. It was founded in 1806 as the Sans Pareil ("Without Compare"), by merchant John Scott, and his daughter Jane (1770–1839)...
- Sans Pareil is a steam locomotive that took part in the 1829 Rainhill Trials. Sans Pareil may also refer to: A Spanish-French wine grape also known as...
- The Royal Navy's Victoria class (or Sans Pareil class) of the 1880s was the first class of ironclad warship (sometimes described as a battleship) which...
- HMS Sans Pareil was a Victoria-class battleship of the British Royal Navy of the Victorian era, her only sister ship being HMS Victoria. In deciding upon...
- George and Robert Stephenson; built by Robert Stephenson and Company. Sans Pareil, built by Timothy Hackworth. The entrants at the Rainhill trials Brandreth's...
- French Navy have borne the name Sans Pareil (Translated as "Peerless" or "Unequalled"): French ship Sans Pareil (1669), a 62-gun ship of the line, wrecked...