nonsuch
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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We had many kinds, from the sweet and pulpy nonsuch, to the small tight little pearmain and lemon pippin.
From A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land by Hughes, William R. (William Richard)
Nay, not content with giving him the goods, many of the poor demented creatures actually paraded their folly at their doors in new deal packing-cases, flourishingly directed 'to sir harry scattercash, bart., nonsuch house, &c.
From Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour by Surtees, Robert Smith
As his assistant in the silver-shop, Don Plat�n has a boy who is a nonsuch.
From Cæsar or Nothing by How, Louis
He wanted, forsooth, to boast of a nonsuch!
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844 by Various
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