EXCELSIOR

excelsior, wood shavings

(noun) thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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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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