excelsior

Etymology
From, comparative of. The name of the stuffing material was originally a trademark.

Adjective

 * 1)  Loftier, yet higher, more elevated; ever upward.
 * 2) More surpassing, more excelling.

Noun

 * 1)   The size of type between  and, standardized as 3-point.
 * 1)  Stuffing material (as for furniture and mattresses) made of slender, curled woodshavings, as a substitute for hair.

Translations

 * Dutch: kwart cicero
 * French:
 * German:, Viertelcicero
 * Italian:
 * Spanish:


 * Finnish: lastuvilla
 * Russian: древесная стружка
 * Tagalog: sulake