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Excelsior

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Noun

1. excelsior, wood shavings

thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing

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Excelsior

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exclamation, adverb, noun
1. 
excellent: used as a motto and as a trademark for various products, esp in the US for fine wood shavings used for packing breakable objects
2. 
upwards

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Excelsior

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adjective, interjection
1. 
higher; always upward
used as a motto (as on the New York State seal)
noun
2. 
long, thin wood shavings used for packing breakable things or as stuffing in some furniture

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Excelsior

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n.
Slender, curved wood shavings used especially for packing.

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