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

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King