excelsior

& s. [Lat., compar. of excels us =high, lofty.] A. As adj .: Higher, loftier. B. As subst.: A trade name for curled shreds of wood used as a substitute for curled hair in stuffing cushions, . It is made in a machine in which the bolt is pre ed downward within its fixed case by a scoring and plane cutters at the upper surface of the horizontal rotating wheel. weighted lever, and subjected to the action of the