More lofty; still higher; ever upward.

  Higher.

  A kind of stuffing for upholstered furniture, mattresses, etc., in which curled shreds of wood are substituted for curled hair.

  Yet higher; ever upward: the motto of New York State.

  More lofty; more elevated.

  thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing

  A packing material.

Excelsior higher and higher, but only step by step. – Daniel D. Palmer

“ And Miss Nickall having allowed them to recover from a pardonable astonishment at the sight of her who was supposed to be exhausted and in bed, said cheerfully: " I've found him, and I've put him up at the Excelsior Hotel." ” – The Lion's Share by E. Arnold Bennett

“ As the poet Longfellow so wisely said- Excelsior ” – Marge Askinforit by Barry Pain

“ In his hand was clutched a flag with the word " Excelsior printed on it. ” – Something Else Again by Franklin P. Adams

“ He returned to his duties in 1836, and in 1838 appeared Voices of the Night, containing the " Psalm of Life" and " Excelsior which had extraordinary popularity, and gave him a place in the affections of his countrymen which he held until his death. ” – A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

“ The room had been filled with spare pieces of furniture, some of which were packed in excelsior ” – Over the Line by Harold M. Sherman

“ Allow the beds to stand, covering them with straw or excelsior if the air in the cellar or shed is such as to dry out the surface. ” – Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by George Francis Atkinson

“ One of the best of her witty poems describes Boston on a rainy day, and is called " Expluvior," an innocent parody on Longfellow's " Excelsior which, by the way, ought to have been called Excelsius. ” – Cambridge Sketches by Frank Preston Stearns

“ In this volume were also included the Village Blacksmith and Excelsior ” – Brief History of English and American Literature by Henry A. Beers

“ Twice he asked about her at the Hotel Excelsior and was told that she had not returned. ” – Cæsar or Nothing by Pío Baroja Baroja

“ Philip opened the envelope and found a certificate for a hundred shares of the Excelsior Gold Mine, which appeared to be located in California. ” – The Young Musician or, Fighting His Way by Horatio Alger

“ Ike had carelessly thrown the match with which he had lighted his cigarette into the midst of the dry, tindery excelsior ” – Ralph of the Roundhouse by Allen Chapman

“ One after another, he stuffed the stockings with excelsior till they looked like twelve long black sausages. ” – Penrod and Sam by Booth Tarkington

“ Excelsior says Mr. Robertson, is not a ballad because a ballad deals either with real or with supernatural people, and the hero of the poem cannot be brought under either category. ” – Reviews by Oscar Wilde

“ There was clearly but one thing to do- to declare his passion the instant he met her, and return with her to Excelsior an accepted suitor, or not to return at all. ” – In the Carquinez Woods by Bret Harte

“ But tell me, Teresa, why did you go to Excelsior ” – In the Carquinez Woods by Bret Harte

“ But I believe it was this peculiar word, " Excelsior that guided me in my after proceedings, for by its most literal sense was I directed. ” – The Boy Tar by Mayne Reid

“ Obviously, the manager of the Excelsior had sent Duckworth a notice that Dr. Turnbull was off- planet and could not be reached. ” – Dead Giveaway by Gordon Randall Garrett

“ It was this excelsior which had started to burn first. ” – Dawson Black: Retail Merchant by Harold Whitehead

“ At one side stood a big hogshead nearly full of loose excelsior used for packing. ” – Ralph of the Roundhouse by Allen Chapman

“ I ran across it- Excelsior I mean- in three different readers the other day when I was compiling some of the data for this treatise. ” – A Plea for Old Cap Collier by Irvin S. Cobb