Noun
pareil (plural pareils)
(obsolete, quaint) An equal.
Among writers he was a man without pareil.
Later conjectural drawing of the Rainhill Trials. In the foreground is Rocket and in the background are Sans Pareil (right) and Novelty. Source: Internet
Restaging In a recent (2002) restaging of the Rainhill Trials using replica engines, neither Sans Pareil (11 out of 20 runs) nor Novelty (10 out of 20 runs) completed the course. Source: Internet