Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PAR'A-GON
PAR'A-GON, v.t. [Sp. paragonar; It. paragonare, to compare, to equal; Fr. parangonner.]
- To compare; to parallel. The picture of Pamela, in little form, he wore in a tablet, proposing to paragon the little one with Artesia's length. [Little used.] – Sidney.
- To equal. [Little used.] – Shak.
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