Associations to the word «Excelsior»

Wiktionary

EXCELSIOR, adjective. (archaic) Loftier, yet higher; ever upward
EXCELSIOR, noun. (US printing) (dated) The size of type between Norse and brilliant, standardized as 3-point.
EXCELSIOR, noun. Stuffing material (as for furniture and mattresses) made of slender, curled wood shavings, as a substitute for hair.

Dictionary definition

EXCELSIOR, noun. Thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis