wood shavings
81excelsior — 1. adjective /ɛkˈsɛlsɪɔː/ Loftier, yet higher; ever upward 2. noun /ɛkˈsɛlsɪɔː/ An originally trademarked name for stuffing material (as for furniture and mattresses) made of slender, curled wood shavings, as a substitute for hair. These little… …
82Cannabis in the United Kingdom — Cannabis (Cán na bis) is the most widely used illegal drug in the United Kingdom. It is a plant which is not native to the British Isles but one that was probably introduced from Continental Europe towards the end of the Roman occupation. The old …
83Moritz Bergstein Shoddy Mill and Warehouse — Bergstein, Moritz, Shoddy Mill and Warehouse U.S. National Register of Historic Places …
84Aho, Juhani — (1861 1921) A Finnish novelist, and short story writer, Aho was the son of a Lutheran minister and worked as a news paperman much of his life. He started out as an adherent of realism, but turned toward impressionism in the 1890s. One of Aho s …
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85litter — Straw, hay, wood shavings, or other materials used for bedding animals …
86excelsior — ex·cel·si·or || ek selsÉªÉ”Ë n. wood shavings; type size (Printing) …
87excelsior — ex•cel•si•or [[t]ɪkˈsɛl si ər, ɛk [/t]] n. 1) fine wood shavings, used for stuffing, packing, etc 2) pri a 3 point printing type: a size smaller than brilliant • Etymology: 1770–80, amer.; formerly a trademark …
88woodwool — /ˈwʊdwʊl/ (say woodwool) noun fine wood shavings used as a packing material for fragile or delicate objects and as a filler for plaster …
89excelsior — adv. onwards and upwards. n. American, wood shavings used as packing, stuffing, litter etc …
90excelsior — ☆ excelsior [ek sel′sē ôr΄, iksel′sē ər; ] for n. [, ek sel′sē ər, ik sel′sēər ] adj., interj. [L, compar. of excelsus, lofty, high < pp. of excellere, EXCEL: EXCELSIOR n. < orig. use as trademark] higher; always upward: used as a motto (as …
