Nonpareil

  • 21nonpareil — /non peuh rel /, adj. 1. having no equal; peerless. n. 2. a person or thing having no equal. 3. a small pellet of colored sugar for decorating candy, cake, and cookies. 4. a flat, round, bite sized piece of chocolate covered with this sugar. 5.… …

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  • 22nonpareil — non|pa|reil [ˌnɔnpəˈreıl US ˌna:npəˈrel] n [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: with no equal , from pareil equal ] 1.) nonpareils [plural] AmE very small pieces of coloured sugar used to decorate cakes 2.) AmE a piece of chocolate covered with… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23nonpareil — non•pa•reil [[t]ˌnɒn pəˈrɛl[/t]] adj. 1) having no equal; peerless 2) a person or thing having no equal 3) coo a pellet of colored sugar for decorating candy, cakes, or cookies 4) coo a bite sized disk of chocolate covered with these pellets 5)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 24Nonpareil, Oregon — Nonpareil is an unincorporated historic locale in Douglas County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is located about eight miles east of Sutherlin, near Calapooya Creek.[2] The population of the area was about 202 in 2000.[3] Nonpareil was the… …

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  • 25Nonpareil, Guyana — Nonpareil (from the French and meaning matchless, inimitable) was the name of a sugarcane plantation, and later a village, on the east coast Demerara Region of Guyana that operated until the mid 20th century. Although the factory and village were …

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  • 26Nonpareil Dempsey — For other uses, including another boxing champion, see Jack Dempsey (disambiguation). Jack Dempsey Born John Edward Kelly December 15, 1862(1862 12 15) Curran, County Kildare Died November 2, 1895(1895 11 02) (aged& …

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  • 27NONPAREIL, EILLE — adj. Qui est sans pareil, sans égal. Un mérite nonpareil. Une vertu nonpareille. Sa grâce nonpareille. Il est vieux et ne s’emploie plus que dans le style soutenu …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 28nonpareil — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English nounparalle, from Middle French nompareil, from non + pareil equal, from Vulgar Latin *pariculus, from Latin par equal Date: 15th century having no equal II. noun Date: 1593 1. an individual of unequaled… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 29Nonpareil — Нонпарель (шрифт кегля 6) …

    Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

  • 30nonpareil — Synonyms and related words: A per se, ace, beau ideal, boss, champion, chief, choice, chosen, commander, cream, dean, elect, elite, exemplar, fat, flower, fugleman, genius, good example, head, higher up, ideal, jewel, laureate, leader, man of men …

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