nonpareils
plural of nonpareil
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Source: Wiktionary
Non`pa*reil", n. Etym: [See Nonpareil, a. ]
1. Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless thing or person; a nonesuch; -- often used as a name.
2. Etym: [F. nonpareille.] (Print.)
Definition: A size of type next smaller than minion and next larger than agate (or ruby).
Note: This line is printed in the type called nonpareil.
3. (Zoöl.) (a) A beautifully colored finch (Passerina ciris), native of the Southern United States. The male has the head and neck deep blue, rump and under parts bright red, back and wings golden green, and the tail bluish purple. Called also painted finch. (b) Any other similar bird of the same genus.
Non`pa*reil", a. Etym: [F., from non not + pareil equal, fr. LL. pariculus, dim. of L. par equal. See Non, and Pair, Peer.]
Definition: Having no equal; peerless.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 July 2025
(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
