3. To serve as a model for; to surpass. [Obs.] He hath achieved a maid That paragons description and wild fame. Shak.
PARAGON
Par"a*gon, v. i.
Defn: To be equal; to hold comparison. [R.]
Few or none could . . . paragon with her. Shelton.
PARAGONITE
Pa*rag"o*nite, n. Etym: [From Gr. (Min.)
Defn: A kind of mica related to muscovite, but containing soda instead of potash. It is characteristic of the paragonite schist of the Alps.
PARAGRAM
Par"a*gram, n. Etym: [Gr. Paragraph.]
Defn: A pun.
Puns, which he calls paragrams. Addison.
PARAGRAMMATIST
Par`a*gram"ma*tist, n.
Defn: A punster.
PARAGRANDINE Pa`ra*gran"di*ne, n. Etym: [It., from parare to parry + grandine hail.]