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nonpareiladj.n.  Brit.  /ˌnɒnpəˈreɪ(l)/, /ˌnɒmpəˈreɪ(l)/, /ˈnɒnp(ə)rəl/, /ˈnɒnp(ə)rl̩/, /ˈnɒmp(ə)rəl/, /ˈnɒmp(ə)rl̩/, U.S. /ˌnɑnpəˈrɛl/Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French nonpareil. Etymology: < Middle French, French nonpareil, nonpareille (13th cent. in Old French as adjective in sense A. 1, and in superlative construction li nonpareus del monde ; mid 16th cent. as noun in sense B. 2, 1660 in sense B. 3; also attested as †nompareil ) < non non- prefix + pareil pareil adj. and n. A. adj. (usually attributive). the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adjective] > incomparable, unparalleled, or unique c1450 C. d'Orleans (1941) 107 (MED) Y haue a nounparalle maystres, The which hath hool my service & myn hert. 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre (1913) 43 O right noble & nonparaille Mirro, she is without peer. a1500 Hymnal in R. S. Loomis (1927) 445 (MED) To whos myghty power and nowimparaile, All creaturys owyth humble obeissaunce. 1594 T. Lodge & R. Greene sig. A3v Beautie Nunpareile in excellence. 1645 J. Tombes 8 Some magnified Peter, as nonparil. 1654 R. Whitlock 204 The most Non-pareille Beauty of the World, Beauteous Knowledge. 1730 (title) A treatise of buggs..By John Southall, maker of the nonpareil liquor for destroying buggs and nits. 1749 J. Cleland II. 150 That machine of his..was now..grown..to a size that frighted even me: a non-pareil thickness indeed! 1818 3 181/2 Now for a picture of the nonpareil De Courcy—this Adonis, Apollo, and Hercules of eighteen. 1834 R. Southey I. 70 A truth which..will be..elucidated in this nonpareil history. 1893 F. W. L. Adams 211 The great and famous nonpareil champion. 1940 S. J. Perelman Let. 16 Dec. in (1987) 37 Even the guests..chip in briskly and aid the hostess in toasting Vogt's nonpareil scrapple to a golden brown. 1977 6 June 120/3 McKenna ignored this fashion and championed his left hand, which is nonpareil. 1986 31 July 5/2 Kapil is..an all-rounder nonpareil in India and one of the very best players of the game. 1597 Stationers' Company Orders in E. Howe (1947) 16 No booke to be printed excede the number of 1250 or 1500 at one ympression except any book whatsoeuer of the non pareille letter and the brevier letter. 1647 I. P. Upon this Worke in W. Lilly sig. (b)2v Heaven is his Book; The Stars both great & smal Are letters Nonperill and Capitall Disperst throughout. 1686 No. 2109/4 The Bible Nonperil, in Twelves. 1735 29 Nov. 2/2 Writing paper of all sorts..minion and nonpareil Sermons, Testaments, spelling books, [etc.]. 1824 J. Johnson II. 72 Unless Nonpareil figures can be conveniently had. 1872 ‘M. Twain’ xlii. 297 Two nonpareil columns had to be filled. 1947 E. Howe xvi. 403 The proprietors refused to pay extra for nonpareil type. 1995 R. M. Myers iii. 58 Frederick's dispatches continued to appear in solid nonpareil type. B. n. 1. the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [noun] > fact of being unparalleled or unique > that which is unique > a unique thing or person c1500 (1895) 55 Y sey for trouthe that he is Le nounpareil that euir y sawe or herde speke of. 1592 T. Nashe sig. Kv Euermore maist thou be canonized as the Nunparreille of impious epistles. 1599 vii. 24 You accompt your selfe the Non parel for knowledge. 1612 W. Symonds Proc. Eng. Colonie Virginia xii. 103 in J. Smith Pocahontas, Powhatans daughter..was the very nomparell of his kingdome, & at most not past 13 or 14 yeares of age. a1632 T. Middleton & J. Webster (1662) ii. sig. D This is thirty a yard; but if you'l go to forty, here's a Non pareile. 1742 R. North & M. North 186 If Knowledge be an apt Qualification, he was a Non-pareil. a1774 A. Tucker (1777) III. iv. 307 People are apt to think their children nonpareils, the sole object deserving admiration and regard. 1817 M. Edgeworth III. xxii. 83 Miss Annaly, who was to have been a nonpareil of an heiress, in case of the brother's death, will have but a moderate fortune. 1846 ‘Lord Chief Baron’ (new ed.) 93 This beautiful nonpareil was originally a retailer of fruit. 1887 E. C. Stedman (ed. 13) v. 162 ‘The Talking Oak’,..the nonpareil of sustained lyrics in quatrain verse. 1928 J. Buchan (1941) x. 263 I believe that at the University he was a nonpareil. 1967 47 161 It is much to be hoped that Miss Dallas, that non pareille of indexers, will be able to help and advise us on this. 1986 S. Churcher i. 3 The nonpareils on the New York stage whom you will wish to cultivate. 1615 in (1867) Jan. 22 Pocahuntas, King Powhatan's daughter, whose fame has spread even to England under the name of Non Parella. 1672 Duke of Buckingham i. 9 I think you'l say this is a non pareillo: I'm sure no body has hit upon it yet. 1673 R. Leigh 7 To all these Reasons, our Farce-monger might have added another, which is a non pareillo. 1687 M. Prior & Earl of Halifax 3 I'le be bold to say, the exactest Piece the world ever saw, a Non Pareillo, I' faith. 1711 J. Dennis (1721) II. 418 I can..name several..who..have oblig'd the world with criticisms which have been non-pareillo's. 1899 June 728/2 A nonparella of all grace and beauty! society > communication > printing > types, blocks, or plates > relating to type > [noun] > height of type > names of type sizes 1656 T. Blount at Character The Printers Characters, or names of their several sorts of Letters are, 1. Pearl, which is the least. 2. Non-Pareil. 3. Breviar. [etc.]. 1683 J. Moxon II. 13 Letter of all Bodies..viz. Pearl, Nonparel, Brevier. 1755 J. Smith 20 The class of Regular-bodied Letter takes in, viz. Greatprimer, English, Pica, Long-Primer, Brevier, Nonpareil, and Pearl. 1825 T. C. Hansard 382 Ruby..was..originally a Nonpareil with short ascenders and descenders, cast on a smaller body. 1888 C. T. Jacobi 88 Pica,..the body usually taken as a standard for leads, width of measures, etc.—it is equal to two Nonpareils in body. 1904 (S. S. McClure Co.) 25 All running heads are to be set one nonpareil from the body, unless otherwise instructed. 1994 M. W. Summers ii. v. 83 Townsend wrote quickly—a column and a half of leaded nonpareil in an hour on one occasion. the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > drop, lozenge, or comfit 1697 (1706) 250 Certain little Comfits, which in France we call Non-pareil. 1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. I. 56 Nonpareille, which is nothing but Orrice-Powder cover'd with Sugar. 1796 (new ed.) xxi. 328 Strew different coloured nonpareils over it. 1843 J. Pereira 120 Sugar constitutes the base of an almost innumerable variety of hard confectionary, sold under the names of Lozenges, Brilliants, Pipe, Rock, Comfits, Nonpareils. 1883 R. Haldane 2nd Ser. 160 Chocolate Drops with Nonpareils. 1973 T. Pynchon i. 117 An egg-shaped confection of pastel green, studded all over with lavender nonpareils. 2002 (Nexis) 24 Mar. Baskets stuffed with jelly beans, marshmallow Peeps, pastel nonpareils, and tiny chocolate bunnies. the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > apple > [noun] > eating-apple > types of the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > apple > eating-apple > types of 1726 J. Laurence xi. 307 The Codlin, the Non Parelle,..and Golden-Pippin, are those I would chuse for Espaliers. a1738 H. Wise Catal. Fruits in D. Green (1956) Pl. 53/5 Apples... Winter Pearmain. Non pareil. 1762 (Royal Soc.) 52 73 These were both non-pareil apple-trees, planted in asparagus beds. 1798 J. Woodforde 27 Oct. (1931) V. 142 My Orchard was..robbed of almost all my choice Nonpareil Apples by some worthless People. 1821 M. W. Shelley in E. Dowden (1886) II. 366 He produces something as like Dante as a rotten crab-apple like a fine nonpareil. 1826 1 87 Among the fruits tasted..the best in our judgement were..the Golden pippin and Nonpareil apples. 1834 II. 190/1 Braddick's nonpareil. Old nonpareil. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore II. 945/2 Scarlet Nonpareil. 1993 J. Morgan & A. Richards 240/1 Nonpareil... Develops intense sweet-sharp flavour of acid or fruit drops... Prized for C18th dessert..still ‘worthy of commendation’ in 1920. the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > unspecified and miscellaneous types > miscellaneous types the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Noctuidae > genus Noctua or Cucullia > noctua sponsa (nonpareil) the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Noctuidae > member of genus Catocala > catocala fraxini (nonpareil) 1749 B. Wilkes 45 The Cleifden Nonpareil, a Moth. This curious Fly was found by Mr Davenport, sticking against the Body of an Ash Tree, near Cleifden, in Buckinghamshire. 1819 G. Samouelle 422 The Nonpareil, Noctua sponsa. 1832 J. Rennie 206 The Nonpareil (Œ[cophora] eximia, Stephens). A most beautiful species. 1875 W. Houghton 88 The splendid Clifden Nonpareil (Catocala fraxini). 1983 R. I. Lorimer in J. Heath & A. M. Emmet X. 353/1 The Clifden Nonpareil... The breadth of fore- and hindwings give it a total wing surface greater than that of any other British moth. 6. the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > seed eaters > [noun] > family Emberizidae > subfamily Cardinalinae > genus Passerina > passerina ciris (painted bunting) 1755 H. Laurens Let. 12 June in (1968) I. 264 We have a fine parcel of pretty Nonpariels..in return for the pretty Birds you were so kind to send us. 1758 G. Edwards I. 132 The Painted Finch.., more generally known to the curious in London by the name of Nonpareil and Mariposa. 1847 29 493 The sun-light quivered through the leafy branches, disclosing the rainbow-hued nonpareil, which seems to change its colour, and is red and green and blue. 1895 26 70/2 Cane-brakes gay with cardinals and nonpareils. 1934 20 Apr. 7/1 Not only parrots..are susceptible to psittacosis.., but also the canary, bullfinch, nonpareil, Java sparrow, [etc.]. 1961 O. L. Austin 296/2 The male Painted Bunting is one of the most startlingly bright birds in North America, and aptly justifies its commonly heard name of ‘nonpareil’. the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Psittaciformes (parrots, etc.) > [noun] > genus Platycercus (rosella) 1794 G. Shaw 1 Psittacus Eximius. The Nonpareil Parrot... It may indeed be doubted whether any bird can exhibit a plumage more elegant, or colours of a nobler hue. 1825 W. Wordsworth 4 A parrot of that famous kind Whose name is Non-pareil. 1853 F. R. Goulding xxxvi A nonpareil, hidden in the branches, sat whistling plaintively to its mate. 1931 N. W. Cayley 145 Eastern Rosella... Also called Rosella, Rosehill Parakeet, and Nonpareil Parrot. the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [noun] > wheat > types of wheat grain or plant 1805 R. W. Dickson I. 540 The nonpareil is a sort said to be brought into this country from America; it has a bright straw with a brown ear; and the grain is very white. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  adj.n.c1450 |