excelsior

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.2 Adverb 1.3 Usage notes 1.4 External links

[edit] English

[edit] Noun

excelsior (uncountable)

1. Packing material made of slender, curved wood shavings.

[edit] Adverb

excelsior

1. ever upward

[edit] Usage notes

• Excelsior! is the motto of the U.S. state of New York.
• "Excelsior" is a once-well-known inspirational poem of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

[edit] External links

• Text of "Excelsior" at PoetryFoundation.org