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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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