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EXCELSIOR
excelsior, wood shavings
(noun) thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
excelsior (not comparable)
(archaic) Loftier, yet higher, more elevated; ever upward
more surpassing, more excelling
Noun
excelsior (uncountable)
(US printing, dated) The size of type between Norse and brilliant, standardized as 3-point.
Stuffing material (as for furniture and mattresses) made of slender, curled wood shavings, as a substitute for hair.
Synonyms
• (type size): (UK) minikin
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*cel"si*or, a. Etym: [L., compar. of excelsus elevated, lofty, p. p. of excellere. See Excel, v. t.]
Definition: More lofty; still higher; ever upward.
Ex*cel"si*or, n.
Definition: A kind of stuffing for upholstered furniture, mattresses, etc., in which curled shreds of wood are substituted for curled hair.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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