nonesuch
a person or thing without equal; paragon: Who can forget the title of the con artist's show from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: “The Thrilling Tragedy of the King's Cameleopard, or the Royal Nonesuch!!!”
Origin of nonesuch
1- Also non·such [non-suhch, nuhn-] /ˈnɒnˌsʌtʃ, ˈnʌn-/ .
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How to use nonesuch in a sentence
"Blest if the old nonesuch ain't a heppin' us out agin," and he begun to haul out yaller-jackets and stack them up.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)The nonesuch carried a fair wind out of the Clyde, and for near upon a week we enjoyed bright weather and a sense of progress.
The Master of Ballantrae | Robert Louis StevensonUncle Jolly slipped along over the icy pavements, and finally halted in front of Tim nonesuch's toy shop.
Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends | Fanny FernPerhaps the most elaborate type of English parquetry chest is that named after the vanished Palace of nonesuch.
The outside walls of nonesuch were decorated by certain bas-reliefs representing subjects from the heathen mythology.
South London | Sir Walter Besant
British Dictionary definitions for nonesuch
nonsuch
/ (ˈnʌnˌsʌtʃ) /
archaic a matchless person or thing; nonpareil
another name for black medick
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