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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Excelsior \Ex*cel"si*or\, a. [L., compar. of excelsus elevated, lofty, p. p. of excellere See {Excel}, v. t.] More lofty; still higher; ever upward. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Excelsior \Ex*cel"si*or\, n. A kind of stuffing for upholstered furniture, mattresses, etc., in which curled shreds of wood are substituted for curled hair. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: excelsior n : thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing [syn: {wood shavings}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Excelsior, MN (city, FIPS 20078) Location: 44.90065 N, 93.56651 W Population (1990): 2367 (1255 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55331 Excelsior, PA Zip code(s): 17872
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