Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Compare \Com*pare"\, n.
   1. Comparison. [Archaic]

            His mighty champion, strong beyond compare.
                                                  --Milton.

            Their small galleys may not hold compare With our
            tall ships.                           --Waller.

   2. Illustration by comparison; simile. [Obs.]

            Rhymes full of protest, of oath, and big compare.
                                                  --Shak.

   {Beyond compare}. See {Beyond comparison}, under
      {Comparison}.