excelsior

/ɛkˈsɛlsɪɔː/ · noun

Meaning

The size of type between Norse and brilliant, standardized as 3-point.
Stuffing material (as for furniture and mattresses) made of slender, curled wood shavings, as a substitute for hair.
Loftier, yet higher, more elevated; ever upward
More surpassing, more excelling

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Related words

wood shavings(English)fraxinus(English)in excelsis(English)eminent(English)high(English)eximious(English)supernal(English)exalted(English)fagus(English)ulmus(English)rotterdam(English)prunus(English)

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