2. To compare with; to equal; to rival. [R.] --Spenser.
In arms anon to paragon the morn, The morn new
rising. --Glover.
3. To serve as a model for; to surpass. [Obs.]
He hath achieved a maid That paragons description
and wild fame. --Shak.
Few or none could . . . paragon with her. --Shelton.
Philoclea, who indeed had no paragon but her sister.
--Sir P.
Sidney.
2. Emulation; rivalry; competition. [Obs.]
Full many feats adventurous Performed, in paragon of
proudest men. --Spenser.
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. (Print.) A size of type between great primer and double
pica. See the Note under {Type}.