n. A model or pattern; especially, a model or pattern of special excellence or perfection.n. A companion; fellow; mate.n. A rival.n. Rivalry; emulation; hence, comparison; a test of excellence or superiority.n. A stuff, embroidered or plain, used for dress and upholstery in the seventeenth century.n. A diamond weighing more than 100 carats.n. A size of printing-type, about lines to the inch, the intermediate of the larger size double small-pica and the smaller size great-primer, equal to 20 points, and so distinguished in the new system of sizes.To compare; parallel; mention in comparison or competition.To admit comparison with; rival; equal.To go beyond; excel; surpass.To compare; pretend to comparison or equality.