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noun

Paragon n.

1.

A companion; a match; an equal. (Obs.) "Philoclea, who indeed had no paragon but her sister."

2.

Emulation; rivalry; competition. (Obs.) "Full many feats adventurous Performed, in paragon of proudest men."

3.

A model or pattern; especially A pattern of excellence or perfection; as, a paragon of beauty or eloquence. "Man,... the paragon of animals!" "The riches of sweet Mary's son, Boy-rabbi, Israel's paragon."

4.

(Print.) A size of type between great primer and double pica. See the Note under Type.

verb

Paragon v. t.

1.

To compare; to parallel; to put in rivalry or emulation with. (Obs.)

2.

To compare with; to equal; to rival. (R.) "In arms anon to paragon the morn, The morn new rising."

3.

To serve as a model for; to surpass. (Obs.) "He hath achieved a maid That paragons description and wild fame."

Paragon v. i. To be equal; to hold comparison. (R.) "Few or none could... paragon with her."

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"Paragon" Quotes from Famous Books

... was wrapped up in her servants, began talking at houses where she called of her paragon among saises—the man who was never too busy to get up in the morning and pick flowers for the breakfast-table, and who blacked—actually BLACKED—the hoofs of his horse like a London coachman! The turnout of Miss Youghal's Arab was a wonder ...

— The Works of Rudyard Kipling One Volume Edition • Rudyard Kipling

... usually contrives to have some special beauty or some exclusive possession on which a peculiar fame rests. For example, the church of San Georgia Maggiore has some wooden carved-work by a Belgian artist, of surprising beauty. Gli Scalzi is a paragon of elaborate decoration. The church of the Frari, old and Gothic, is full of grand tombs, including those of several doges, that of Titian, and a monument to Canova. The Santa Maria della Salute has a fine collection of pictures over and ...

— Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 425 - Volume 17, New Series, February 21, 1852 • Various

... rights in and to the waters and shores of Lake Tahoe, including the rights of the general public and of the lovers of natural beauty everywhere, and it is believed that the charms, as well as the utilities, of this paragon of lakes can more safely be entrusted to a permanent government agency than to ...

— The Lake of the Sky • George Wharton James

... when love failed I threatened, I raved; and the sin I fell into others will fall into, for it s natural to man to wish to make his brother like himself, thereby undoing the work of God. Myself am no paragon; I condemned the priests whilst setting myself up as a priest, and spoke of God and the will of God though in all truth I had very little more reason than they to speak of these things. God has not created ...

— The Brook Kerith - A Syrian story • George Moore

... singing. He is a double yellowhead—the only species of parrot which does sing. The African grays are better talkers, but they do not sing. They only whistle. What do I ask for him? Oh, I think $200 is cheap for such a paragon, ...

— Scientific American Supplement, No. 520, December 19, 1885 • Various

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