PARAGON

paragon. (fr) paragon, patterne, example

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paragon. Paragon, v.t. to compare, to equal; n. a model

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Par″a‐gon (păr″ȧ‐gŏn), n. [[OF. paragon, F. parangon; cf. It. paragone, Sp. paragon, parangon; prob. fr. Gr. � to rub against; παρά beside + � whetstone; cf. LGr. � a polishing stone.]] 1. 1. A companion; a match; an equal. Spenser.
Philoclea, who indeed had no paragon but her sister. Sir P. Sidney. 2. 2. Emulation; rivalry; competition.
Full many feats adventurous Performed, in paragon of proudest men. Spenser. 3. 3. A model or pattern; a pattern of excellence or perfection; as, a paragon of beauty or eloquence. Udall.
Man, . . . the paragon of animals ! Shak. The riches of sweet Mary's son, Boy-rabbi, Israel's paragon. Emerson. 4. 4. (Print.) A size of type between great primer and double pica. See the Note under Type.