Nonpareil(s) from the French meaning 'without equal', it may also refer to: * Nonpareil, Guyana, a village in Guyana * Nonpareil, Nebraska, a community in the United States * Nonpareil, Oregon, 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 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 ...

jazz recording from 1981 * ''Nonpareil'', a variety of almond * ''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 Russet apples are varieties and cultivars of apples that regularly exhibit russeting, partial or complete coverage with rough patches of greenish-brown to yellowish- ...

, an apple cultivar *

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

, 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 se ...

'' * ''

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 Berkshir ...

'', 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 use ...

, a slightly different decorative candy

See also