All 8 Uses

paragon
in
A Hope in the Unseen
(Auto-generated)

All it takes to eat well at Cafe Paragon on Thayer Street, where the eavesdropping is superb, is $10.†
Chpt 8 *
For undergraduates, meanwhile, the Paragon is a just affordable luxury of theoretical adulthood and an escape from Food Service cold cutsthough, usually, freshmen get carded.†
Chpt 8
As Rob gets up to leave, he mentions that a couple of kids in the unit are getting together at Cafe Paragon at eight for his nineteenth birthday.†
Chpt 12
Cedric figures a few of them will be wandering over to Cafe Paragon tonight for Rob's birthday.†
Chpt 12
He mulls over all this as he walks, haltingly, down Thayer, looking at his watch and realizing they're probably all at Cafe Paragon already.†
Chpt 12
He sees Cafe Paragon a block down the street, bustling with people flowing in and out the door.†
Chpt 12
The inside of Cafe Paragon is smoky and as loud as a train station.†
Chpt 12
That evening, halfway packed for his departure, he strolls down to Thayer Street to meet some friends for a beer at Cafe Paragon, feeling reflective and light-headed.†
Chpt 14

Definitions:

(1) (paragon)
an ideal instance; or model of excellence
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
Much more rarely, paragon can refer to a perfect diamond that is at least 100 carats. Even more rarely, it can refer to a very large pearl that is perfectly spherical.

As a proper noun, The Paragon refers to a specific paragon diamond. Paragon is also commonly used in the name of companies that want to be associated with excellence.