Definition of "nonpareil" []

• Having no equal; peerless: the Yankees' nonpareil center fielder. (adjective)
• A person or thing that has no equal; a paragon. (noun)
• See painted bunting. (noun)
• A small, flat chocolate drop covered with white pellets of sugar. (noun)

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• "My greatest discovery on this front has been Vida Vida's stupendous leather weekend bag, aka the nonpareil of luggagery £195, www.vidavida.co.uk ."
• "Smith had acknowledged this in his "True Relation," where he referred to her as the "nonpareil" of"
• "Capers range from about the size of petite green peas - called "nonpareil," a product of France - to almost twice that size."