Found 2 items, similar to excelsior.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: excelsior
excelsior
n : thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing [syn:
wood shavings]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Excelsior
Excelsior
\Ex*cel"si*or\, a. [L., compar. of excelsus elevated,
lofty, p. p. of excellere. See
Excel, v. t.]
More lofty; still higher; ever upward.
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Excelsior
\Ex*cel"si*or\, n.
A kind of stuffing for upholstered furniture, mattresses,
etc., in which curled shreds of wood are substituted for
curled hair.
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