nonesuch
[noun]
Synonyms: paragon, ideal, jewel, nonpareil, phoenix

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Related Idioms: one in a million

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nonesuch noun & adjective. ['nʌnsʌtʃ] L16.
[from NONE pronoun & adjective + SUCH adjective. Cf. NONSUCH. In sense B.2 from Nonsuch Palace built by Henry VIII and demolished in 1670.]
A. noun.
1. = NONSUCH noun 1. L16.
b. = NONSUCH noun 2. Only in 17.

2. The scarlet lychnis, Lychnis chalcedonica. Now rare or obsolete. L16.

3. = NONSUCH noun 3. M18.
b. attrib. or as adjective.
1. = NONSUCH adjective 1. Long rare or obsolete. M17.

2. Nonesuch chest, a type of wooden chest of the 16th and 17th cents., inlaid with stylized architectural designs supposedly representing Nonsuch Palace. E20.

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