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Originally Posted by Michael1954

I could not find this definition in the Concise Oxford Dictionary or Collins, only in the OED.

paragon (`pær�g�n) n. 1. a model of excellence; pattern:a paragon of virtue.2. a size of printer's type, approximately equal to 20 point. vBulletin. (tr.)3. Archaic.a. to equal or surpass.b. to compare.c. to regard as a paragon.[C16: via French from Old Italian paragone comparison, from Medieval Greek parakonž whetstone, from Greek parakonan to sharpen against, from PARA-1 + akonan to sharpen, from akone whetstone]

The above is from the Collins dictionary and thesaurus which has been on my computer for yonks. It does give the verb, but lists it as archaic.