nonsuch

nonsuch
nonsuch (n.) 1580s, nonesuch "unmatched or unrivaled thing," from NONE (Cf. none) + SUCH (Cf. such). As a type of decorated 16c. or 17c. chest, it is in reference to Nonesuch Palace, in Surrey, which supposedly is represented in the designs.

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