Look up: Excelsior

1. excelsior
   [n] - thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing
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2. excelsior
   shredded wood used for cushioning purpose. Category: Technical and industry in general • fine curled shavings of wood forming a resilient mass and used especially for packing fragile items. Category: Technical and industry in general
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3. Excelsior
   Ex·cel'si·or adjective [ Latin , compar. of excelsus elevated, lofty, past participle of excellere . See Excel , transitive verb ] More lofty; still higher; ever upward.
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4. Excelsior
   Ex·cel'si·or noun A kind of stuffing for upholstered furniture, mattresses, etc., in which curled shreds of wood are substituted for curled hair.
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5. excelsior
   A kind of stuffing for upholstered furniture, mattresses, etc, in which curled shreds of wood are substituted for curled hair. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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6. excelsior
   wood shavings noun thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing
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7. Excelsior
   • (n.) A kind of stuffing for upholstered furniture, mattresses, etc., in which curled shreds of wood are substituted for curled hair. • (v. t.) More lofty; still higher; ever upward.
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8. excelsior
   excelsior (motto) Higher. 'Ever upward.' It serves as the motto of the State of New York, USA.
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9. Excelsior
   Excelsior is Latin for higher
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10. Excelsior
    `Excelsior` is a Latin and archaic English word meaning "ever higher". It may refer to: Literature and music : Science fiction: Motto and catchphrase: Sports and games: Science and technology: Companies, organizations and institutions: Places : South Africa : United States : Other : See also:
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11. Excelsior
    (chess problem) `"Excelsior"` is one of Sam Loyd`s most famous chess problems, originally published in London Era in 1861, named after the poem "Excelsior" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Loyd had a friend who was willing to wager that he could always find the piece ...
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12. Excelsior
    (Longfellow) `` `Excelsior` is a brief poem written and published in 1841 by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The famous Sam Loyd chess problem, Excelsior, was named after this poem. The poem describes a young man passing through a town bearing the banner "Excelsior" (translated from Lat...
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13. Excelsior
    (short story) `"Excelsior"` is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, which first appeared in the U.K. edition of Argosy magazine on July 1, 1948 under the title "The Hazards of Horace Bewstridge", and was later included in the collection Nothing Serious (1951). I...
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14. Excelsior
    (smack) `Excelsior` is the last surviving fishing smack of the Lowestoft fishing fleet and a member of the National Historic Fleet.<ref name="nathistship">http://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/ships_register.php?action=ship&id=447 Excelsior: History, National Histori...
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