Excelsior

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  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.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Excelsior, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
     Population (2000):    2393
     Housing Units (2000): 1254
     Land area (2000):     0.625972 sq. miles (1.621260 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.047039 sq. miles (0.121831 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.673011 sq. miles (1.743091 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            20078
     Located within:       Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
     Location:             44.900616 N, 93.566740 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     55331
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Excelsior, MN
      Excelsior