Nonpareil(s) from the French meaning 'without equal', it may also refer to: *

Nonpareil, Guyana Nonpareil also Non Pareil (from the French and meaning matchless, inimitable) was the name of a sugarcane plantation, and later a village, on the east coast Demerara Region of Guyana that operated until the mid 20th century. Although the factory ...

, a village in Guyana * Nonpareil, Nebraska, a community in the United States *

Nonpareil, Oregon Nonpareil is an unincorporated historic community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. It is about east of Sutherlin, near Calapooya Creek. The population of the area was about 202 in 2000. Nonpareil was the birthplace of novelist H. L. Da ...

, a former community in the United States *

Nonpareils Nonpareils are a decorative confectionery of tiny balls made with sugar and starch, traditionally an opaque white but now available in many colors. They are also known as hundreds and thousands in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the Un ...

, a confectionery of small sweet spheres used to decorate cakes, sweets, and pastries * Jack "Nonpareil" Dempsey (1862–1895), Irish boxer * HMS ''Nonpareil'', several ships * ''Nonpareil'', a rag composed by

Scott Joplin Scott Joplin ( 1868 – April 1, 1917) was an American composer and pianist. Because of the fame achieved for his ragtime compositions, he was dubbed the "King of Ragtime." During his career, he wrote over 40 original ragtime pieces, one ra ...

published in 1907 * ''Nonpareil'', an

Al Cohn Al Cohn (November 24, 1925 – February 15, 1988) was an American jazz saxophonist, arranger and composer. He came to prominence in the band of clarinetist Woody Herman and was known for his longtime musical partnership with fellow saxophonist Zo ...

jazz recording from 1981 * ''Nonpareil'', a variety of

almond The almond (''Prunus amygdalus'', syn. ''Prunus dulcis'') is a species of tree native to Iran and surrounding countries, including the Levant. The almond is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated seed of this tree. Within the genus ...

* ''Nonpareil'', a

caper ''Capparis spinosa'', the caper bush, also called Flinders rose, is a perennial plant that bears rounded, fleshy leaves and large white to pinkish-white flowers. The plant is best known for the edible flower buds (capers), used as a seasoning ...

(caper bud) of a smaller size *

Nonpareil (apple) 'Nonpareil' is a class of old apple cultivars . It is a type of russet apple. - From England *Braddick's Nonpareil *Early Nonpareil *Lodgemore Nonpareil *Martin Nonpareil *Morris's Nonpareil Russet *Nonpareil(syn. Old Nonpareil) *Petworth Nonpar ...

, an apple cultivar *

nonpareil (typography) In typography, the point is the smallest typographic unit, unit of measure. It is used for measuring typeface, font size, leading, and other items on a printed page. The size of the point has varied throughout printing's history. Since the 18th ...

, the type size between minion and agate *

Painted bunting The painted bunting (''Passerina ciris'') is a species of bird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae. It is native to North America. The bright plumage of the male only comes in the second year of life; in the first year they can only be distingu ...

, a type of bird also known as nonpareil * The Nonpareil Club, a fictional club mentioned in ''

The Hound of the Baskervilles ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' is the third of the four crime novels by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in ''The Strand Magazine'' from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set i ...

'' * ''

The Daily Nonpareil ''The Daily Nonpareil'' is a daily newspaper serving Council Bluffs and a 10-county area of southwest Iowa. ''The Daily Nonpareil'' is southwest Iowa's largest newspaper. It was founded on May 2, 1857. The paper was acquired in 2011 by Berkshire ...

'', a newspaper in Iowa, United States * Nonpareil, a multi-platform emulator for some models of Hewlett-Packard scientific calculators Small particles: *

Sprinkles Sprinkles are very small pieces of confectionery used as an often colourful decoration or to add texture to desserts such as brownies, cupcakes, doughnuts or ice cream. The tiny candies are produced in a variety of colors and are generally used ...

, a slightly different decorative candy

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