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nonsuchn.adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: none pron., such adj. and pron. Etymology: < none pron. + such adj. and pron.With use as noun compare the name of Nonesuch Palace (completed in 1557), at Cheam in Surrey, England:1538 in Lett. & Papers Foreign & Domest. (1893) XIII. ii. 536 For the replenishing of the parks of Nonesuch and Kinton.1559 in Cal. State Papers Domest. 1547–80 (1856) 136 Account of charges of the Queen's house for 6 days at Nonsuch. In early use frequently in form nonesuch (see α. forms). The change of none , probably indicating a diphthongal pronunciation, to non- (see β. forms) would be natural in a compound of this form, but may have been partly helped by association with the prefix non- prefix. A. n. I. An unparalleled person or thing, and related senses. rare and archaic in later use. 1. the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [noun] > fact of being unparalleled or unique > that which is unique α. 1589 R. Greene sig. I This paragon, this none such, this Eaw, this Mistres of our flockes. 1616 R. Carpenter Christs Larvmbell 12 in His loue..may rightly be termed and entituled, A None-such. 1674 N. Fairfax Ep. Ded. I know whatever is a Nonesuch, will draw enough as 'tis. 1745 T. Smith (1849) 269 This month [sc. March] has been like February; a nonesuch; wonderful pleasant, and like April. 1931 S. J. Perelman Let. 17 Oct. in (1987) 8 I'm here for the new Marx nonesuch, the lineup being Johnstone, myself, Kalmar and Ruby. 1956 A. Wilson i. i. 26 I haven't looked at 'em for years. I don't care for these nonesuches, and Eorpwald's tomb is one of them. the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [noun] > fact of being unparalleled or unique > that which is unique > a unique thing or person > person α. 1646 J. Clarke 3 Holy, honourable, and learned men; the reputed none-such's. 1647 J. Trapp (Matt. i. 10) This man was (till converted) as very a nonesuch in Iudah as Ahab was in Israel. 1702 C. Mather vii. App. 97/2 The giddy people had cry'd him up for a None-Such. 1740 S. Richardson (1824) I. 96 Come to bed, purity! said she; you are a nonesuch, I suppose. 1771 II. xxxv. 40 His equal..I never met with before:..he is a none-such. 1821 A. Royall (1830) li. 123 I went to hear this none such. 1866 15 Sept. 140 This had been done by the advice of Calvin Giles, a boarder there, whom Mrs. Ware thought ‘a nonesuch’. 1927 ‘S. Rohmer’ 26 Da Cunha danced perfectly, with all the sensuous grace of a none-such. the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [noun] > condition of being abnormal or unnatural > that which is α. ?1706 E. Hickeringill Pref. sig. A2 Some quarrel with my Style, saying, It is a none-such, and like no bodies. the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being the best > [noun] > best thing or person α. c1613 S. Rowlands (Hunterian Club) 4 The very Nonesuch of true courtesie. 1649 F. Roberts (ed. 2) Introd. to Rdr. ii. 13 The None-such of all the Prophets in Israel. 1670 S. Wilson (new ed.) i. 27 Fountainbelleau, where I saw that Kingly house; the Nonesuch of France. 1857 ‘M. Harland’ xxvi. 402 Those peerless pies..are to shed new glories on your name as the nonesuch of housewives. 1928 R. Roeder tr. G. Prezzolini 71 One the world's very nonesuch of nonentities. 1966 L. MacNeice (1979) 319 Attacker of ankles, nonesuch of nonsense, Indolent, impudent, cat catalytic. 1979 32 65 (title) The ‘Royal Nonesuch’ of parapsychology. the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > faculty of conceiving ideals > ideal place > [noun] a1618 J. Sylvester xlii Therefore did Plato from his None-Such banish Base Poetasters. 1645 G. Wither 74 A spotlesse Church, or perfect Disciplines Go seek at None-such: for, they are not found In any place..upon the earthly Round. II. In the names of plants and fruits. the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Caryophyllaceae (chickweeds and allies) > [noun] > campion and ragged robin the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > campions and catchflies α. 1597 J. Gerard ii. 380 It is called..of some Flower of Bristowe, and None such. 1688 R. Holme ii. 95/1 None-such, or Flower of Bristow, is a small flower of many leaves. 1726 (ed. 3) The double rich scarlet None-such, which is a lusty strong double-headed Flower, of the richest Scarlet imaginable. 1902 T. W. Sanders (ed. 5) 256 None-such (Lychnis chalcedonica). the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fodder plants > [noun] > alfalfa or lucerne α. 1761 B. Stillingfleet 37 Several plants still in flower, as..black nonesuch. 1764 2 359 About ten pounds per acre of nonesuch, or white Dutch clover-seed. 1814 J. Bigelow 174 Nonesuch... When cultivated it is said to form a valuable grass, especially for sheep. 1859 W. Darlington & G. Thurber 100 Hop-like Medicago. Black Medick. Nonesuch. 1892 19 143 The list of big-rooted biennials consists of: Medicago lupulina, L. (nonesuch), Œnothera biennis, L. (evening primrose), [etc.]. 1908 B. L. Robinson & M. L. Fernald (ed. 7) 510 M[edicago] lupulina L. (Black M[edick], Nonesuch)... Waste places, common. 1976 (L. H. Bailey Hortorium) 721/2 Medicago..lupulina L. Black medic,..none-such..Eurasia; naturalized in N. Amer. A fodder plant. 6. the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > pear > [noun] > other types of pear the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > pear > other types of 1674 in G. S. Thomson (1937) xiii. 249 (modernized text) French pears... 2 Nonsuch. 1676 J. Worlidge 169 The Nonsuch, Dionier,..are all very good Winter-pears, and keep throughout the old year. the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > stone fruit > cherry > types of cherry 1674 in G. S. Thomson (1937) xiii. 250 (modernized text) 1 Nonsuch cherry. 1733 W. Ellis 145 There are many sorts of Cherries, as the..Nonsuch, Naples, Biggarreaux. the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > apple > [noun] > eating-apple > types of the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > apple > eating-apple > types of α. 1842 J. C. Loudon 532 Early Kitchen Apples... Nonesuch... The fruit of this variety is noted for its transparency when made into apple-jelly, for which purpose it is the best sort in cultivation. 1862 H. D. Thoreau (1863) 291 I have no faith in the selected lists of pomological gentlemen... Their ‘Favorites’ and ‘None-suches’ and ‘Seek-no-farthers’..commonly turn out very tame and forgetable. 1873 July 46/1 A fine specimen of the anthropomorphous crab—‘the wilding crab’—produced the magnificent Nonesuch. B. adj.the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adjective] > incomparable, unparalleled, or unique α. 1598 R. Tofte ii. sig. E2v An Ornament [sc. a bracelet] th'art to be seene, Of her white Hand yclept of right, Nonesvch. 1649 J. Canne 24 Princes (specially of late) haue deem'd themselves to be None-such, and..unlike other men. 1681 E. Hickeringill i. 24 These (I say) are the great Plague, the none-such Pests of all Society. a1732 T. Boston Serm. in (1755) 254 It is nicely to be improven to its proper ends, as a precious, nonesuch, pasting opportunity. 1852 1 July 287 Long life and honor to the nonesuch mind Where wit and wisdom..agree. 1985 12 Aug. 19/1 What did they make of that commotion, that anonymous declaration of territory, that nonesuch mating call? Compounds society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > box > [noun] > chest > carved or ornamental 1905 F. S. Robinson v. 71 A somewhat rare type of chest..called a ‘Nonesuch’ chest. 1920 Dec. 205 The ‘Nonsuch chest’..possesses the flat surface unrelieved by mouldings, which is characteristic of many of the earlier inlaid pieces. 1973 7 June 1690 English oak chest, with..bands of stylised zig-zag ornament reminiscent of so-called None~such chests... Circa 1630. 1970 D. Ash 107/2 Some pieces of furniture bearing Nonsuch ornament and long regarded as English may well have been imported. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). <  n.adj.1589 |
