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  • noun Plural form of nonpareil.

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Examples

  • I went on to decorate them with English toffee, chocolate sprinkles, and nonpareils.

    Archive 2009-01-01 Melissa 2009

  • I topped the vanilla buttercream with a sprinkle medley and the chocolates with white nonpareils.

    Archive 2009-03-01 Melissa 2009

  • I spread little dollops of vanilla (canned-so shoot me!) frosting with some white nonpareils.

    ANGEL FOOD CAKE BITES Melissa 2009

  • I went on to decorate them with English toffee, chocolate sprinkles, and nonpareils.

    PARTY SWEETS Melissa 2009

  • I topped the vanilla buttercream with a sprinkle medley and the chocolates with white nonpareils.

    MINI CHOCOLATE & VANILLA CUPCAKES Melissa 2009

  • I spread little dollops of vanilla (canned-so shoot me!) frosting with some white nonpareils.

    Archive 2009-04-01 Melissa 2009

  • Allow the icing to dry slightly before sprinkling with nonpareils.

    One Big Table Molly O’Neill 2010

  • Colored nonpareils or sprinkles jimmies 1. To make the filling: Rinse the figs thoroughly in warm water to soften.

    One Big Table Molly O’Neill 2010

  • They are the preserved flower buds of a prickly shrub of the Capparidaceae family, ranging in size from the tiny nonpareils of France to plump capers larger than 1/4 inch.

    SARA MOULTON’S EVERYDAY FAMILY DINNERS SARA MOULTON 2010

  • Other decorations include the multicolored nonpareils and silver dragées the beloved silver balls that hurt your teeth when you eat them, but that we love anyway.

    The Christmas Cookie Cookbook Ann Pearlman 2010

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