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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Excelsior

· Ex·cel·si·or · IPA /ɛkˈsɛl.si.ɚ/
01 a. More lofty; still higher; ever upward.
  1. 1.
    More lofty; still higher; ever upward.
02 n. A kind of stuffing for upholstered furniture, mattresses, etc., in which curled shreds of wood are substituted for curled hair.
  1. 1.
    A kind of stuffing for upholstered furniture, mattresses, etc., in which curled shreds of wood are substituted for curled hair.