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  1. 1. a. Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless thing or person; a nonesuch; -- often used as a name. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. A size of type next smaller than minion and next larger than agate (or ruby). Source: opted
  3. 3. 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. Source: opted
  4. 4. a. Any other similar bird of the same genus. Source: opted
  5. 5. a. Having no equal; peerless. Source: opted
  6. 6. adj. eminent beyond or above comparison Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n. colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. a flat disk of chocolate covered with beads of colored sugar Source: wordnet
  10. 10. 1. Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless thing or person; a nonesuch; -- often used as a name. 2. Etym: [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. (Zoöl.) (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. Having no equal; peerless. Source: webster
  11. 11. A size of type next smaller than minion and next larger thanagate (or ruby). Source: adambom
  12. 12. n:100 n. colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies n. a flat disk of chocolate covered with beads of colored sugar Source: ecdict

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