[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

paragon \par"agon\, v. i.
   to be equal; to hold comparison. r.
   1913 webster

         few or none could . . . paragon with her. --shelton.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

paragon \par"agon\ pa^r".ago^n, n. of. paragon, f.
   parangon; cf. it. paragone, sp. paragon, parangon; prob. fr.
   gr. ? to rub against; para` beside + ? whetstone; cf. lgr. ?
   a polishing stone.
   1. a companion; a match; an equal. obs. --spenser.
      1913 webster

            philoclea, who indeed had no paragon but her sister.
                                                  --sir p.
                                                  sidney.
      1913 webster

   2. emulation; rivalry; competition. obs.
      1913 webster

            full many feats adventurous
            performed, in paragon of proudest men. --spenser.
      1913 webster

   3. a model or pattern; especially a pattern of excellence or
      perfection; as, a paragon of beauty or eloquence. --udall.
      1913 webster

            man, . . . the paragon of animals    --shak.
      1913 webster

            the riches of sweet mary's son,
            boy-rabbi, israel's paragon.          --emerson.
      1913 webster

   4. print. a size of type between great primer and double
      pica. see the note under type.
      1913 webster
see also:
type 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

paragon \par"agon\, v. t. cf. of. paragonner, f. parangonner.
   1913 webster
   1. to compare; to parallel; to put in rivalry or emulation
      with. obs. --sir p. sidney.
      1913 webster

   2. to compare with; to equal; to rival. r. --spenser.
      1913 webster

            in arms anon to paragon the morn,
            the morn new rising.                  --glover.
      1913 webster

   3. to serve as a model for; to surpass. obs.
      1913 webster

            he hath achieved a maid
            that paragons description and wild fame. --shak.
      1913 webster

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

paragon
     n 1: an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept syn: idol,
           perfection, beau ideal
     2: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no
        equal syn: ideal, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch,
         nonsuch
see also:
idol perfection beau ideal ideal nonpareil saint 
apotheosis nonesuch nonsuch 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

114 moby thesaurus words for "paragon":
   a per se, miss america, ace, acme, apotheosis, archetype,
   assimilate, bathing beauty, beau ideal, beaut, beauty,
   beauty contest winner, beauty queen, belle, best type, boss, bunny,
   champ, champion, charmer, chief, choice, chosen, classic,
   commander, compare, cover girl, crackerjack, cream, criterion,
   cynosure, dazzler, dean, dream, ego ideal, elect, elite,
   enchantress, epitome, exemplar, fat, flower, fugleman, gem, genius,
   good example, great beauty, head, hero, higher-up, ideal, jewel,
   knockout, lady fair, last word, laureate, leader, liken, looker,
   love, lovely, man of men, master, masterpiece, masterwork, match,
   mirror, model, nonesuch, nonpareil, optimum, parallel, pattern,
   pattern of perfection, peach, phoenix, pick, pinup, pinup girl,
   prime, principal, prize, prodigy, prototype, pussycat, queen,
   quintessence, raving beauty, reigning beauty, ruler, select,
   senior, sex kitten, shining example, slick chick, standard, star,
   stunner, superior, superlative, superman, superstar, the best,
   the best ever, the greatest, the most, the tops, the very best,
   top dog, tops, trump, ultimate, very model, virtuoso

[6] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

paragon
     
        mark sherman.  ieee software nov 1991.
     
     

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

paragon, in town, fips 57870
  location: 39.39485 n, 86.56305 w
  population 1990: 515 194 housing units
  area: 0.6 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 46166

[8] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

paragon, in -- u.s. town in indiana
   population 2000:    663
   housing units 2000: 275
   land area 2000:     0.251058 sq. miles 0.650237 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.251058 sq. miles 0.650237 sq. km
   fips code:            57870
   located within:       indiana in, fips 18
   location:             39.394901 n, 86.561797 w
   zip codes 1990:     46166
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    paragon, in
    paragon

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