The Only Use of "paragon" in "The Glass Menagerie"

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The Only Use

paragon
in
The Glass Menagerie
(Edited)

I finally said to him, Tom-good gracious!-why don't you bring this paragon to supper?
Scene 6

paragon = person who is a model of excellence

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(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.