1.Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless thing or person; a nonesuch; often used as a name.
2.(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.
4.(Cookery) A small sphere, less than 1 mm diamter, of colored sugar, used to decorate confections; usually used in the plural as though the name of a substance; as, sprinkled with nonpareils.
5.pl. A type of candy chocolate consisting of a small flat disk of chocolate, less than one inch diameter, having nonpareils (4) sprinkled on the top; as, she ate a box of nonpareils at the movie.
