nonpareil🔊

(postpositive) Unequalled, unrivalled; unique.

A person or thing that has no equal; a paragon.

(biology)

The {{vern|blue underwing}} or {{vern|Clifden nonpareil}} ((species)), a species of moth distributed across the Palearctic; also (obsolete) any of a number of moths of other species.

(archaic) ''In full'' nonpareil parrot: an eastern rosella, of species (species), a rosella (parrot) native to southeastern Australia.

(US) A painted bunting ((species)), a brightly-coloured finch native to North America.

(archaic) ''In full'' nonpareil apple: an apple tasting both sweet and tart which ripens very late in the season; also, the tree producing this fruit.

(cooking)

(archaic) Any of various types of small sweets.

(dated) A small pellet of white or coloured sugar used as decoration on baked goods and candy.

(by extension) A small, flat chocolate drop covered with such pellets of sugar, similar to a comfit.

(by extension) A (t=pickled edible flower bud) of the smallest size.

(historical) A size of type between ruby and emerald (or, in the United States, between agate and minion), standardized as 6-point; a slug of this size.