n. pl. [ L. nonae, so called because it was the ninth day before the ides, fr. nonus ninth, from novem nine. See Nine, Nones, 2, Noon . ] [ 1913 Webster ]
At my supper and sometimes at nones. P. Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Not essential. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A thing not essential. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A person or thing of a sort that there is no other such; something extraordinary; a thing that has not its equal. It is given as a name to various objects, as to a choice variety of apple, a species of medic (Medicago lupulina), a variety of pottery clay, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]