EXCELSIOR

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing

Synonyms:

excelsior; wood shavings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("excelsior" is a kind of...):

packing; packing material; wadding (any material used especially to protect something)

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