excelsiorn.

Brit.

/ᵻkˈsɛlsɪɔː/,

/ɛkˈsɛlsɪɔː/,

/ᵻkˈsɛlsɪə/,

/ɛkˈsɛlsɪə/, U.S.

/ɪkˈsɛlsiər/,

/ɛkˈsɛlsiər/

Etymology: Latin, comparative of excelsus high: see excelse adj. and n.

a. The Latin motto (‘higher’) on the seal of the State of New York (adopted by the senate of that state 16 March 1778), the accompanying device being a rising sun. Hence attributive in The Excelsior State, New York.

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1778 Drawing of Seal in N.Y. Senate Rep. (1881) No. 61 Excelsior.

b. Used by Longfellow (quasi-int.) as an expression of incessant aspiration after higher attainment) as the refrain of a popular poem; hence employed with similar sense by many later writers. Also as n. attributive.The adverbial meaning (= ‘upwards’) commonly given to the motto cannot be justified by Latin grammar. According to S. Longfellow Life H. W. Longfellow I. 384, the poet was at first unaware of the solecism in the motto as thus interpreted, and when it was pointed out to him suggested that the word might be taken to stand for Scopus meus excelsior est, ‘My goal is higher.’ It is not clear whether the original use on the seal is a blunder, or whether it was meant as an abbreviation for some grammatically admissible phrase.

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1841 H. W. Longfellow Excelsior 30 A voice replied, far up the height, Excelsior!

1858 A. Trollope Three Clerks I. xi. 244 His motto might well have been ‘excelsior!’ if only he could have taught himself to look to heights that were really high.

1863 Miss Jemima's Swiss Jrnl. 30 June (1963) ii. 28 Our guide of Excelsior disposition, who would push on more quickly.

1874 G. M. Hopkins Further Lett. (1956) 124 The garden is all heights, terraces, Excelsiors, misty mountain tops..flights of steps.

1929 D. H. Lawrence Pansies 143 Up he goes! Up like a bloomin' little Excelsior In his Sunday clothes!

2. Often used as a ‘trademark’, and attributive in the names given by tradesmen to special articles of manufacture; also in the titles of various periodicals in U.S. and in England.

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1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. V. 1467 Excelsior soap [An American exhibit].

1876 Furniture Gaz. 24 June 401/1 The Excelsior spring mattress.

1888 (title) The New Excelsior Test Cards in Arithmetic.

3. A trade name for short thin curled shavings of soft wood used for stuffing cushions, mattresses, etc. Also attributive in excelsior-machine. Originally U.S.

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood in specific form > [noun] > shaving(s)

planing1598

excelsior1868

wood-wool1885

1868 Specif. U.S. Patent 75728 A machine for manufacturing that article of commerce technically called ‘excelsior’ for filling mattrasses.

1873 Furniture Gaz. 22 May 3/2 ‘Excelsior’ or fine wood shavings used for cheap upholstery purposes.

1874 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. I. 815/1 Excelsior-Machine.

1884 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 9 June Large quantities of poplar-wood, to be used in the manufacture of excelsior.

1928 R. Kipling Limits & Renewals (1932) 47 Mr. Wilham's fashionable West End pet-shop, where dogs lived in excelsior-floored cubicles.

1934 J. M. Cain Postman always rings Twice xv. 171 She lined it [sc. a carton] with excelsior, and on top of that put some woolen cloths.

4. Printing. (Usually with capital initial.) The name of a very small size of type (see quots.). Chiefly U.S.

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society > communication > printing > types, blocks, or plates > relating to type > [noun] > height of type > names of type sizes

English1539

great primer1539

long primer1553

pica1553

brevier1598

nonpareil1656

pearl1656

small pica1657

minion1659

canon1683

small body1683

minim1706

paragon1706

bourgeois1755

diamond1778

ruby1778

Trafalgar1807

agate1831

minikinc1870

minionette1871

brilliant1875

gem1888

excelsior1902

1902 T. L. De Vinne Pract. Typogr. ii. 68 Excelsior, or 3-point (the half of nonpareil), is a body used in America for music, piece-fractions, and borders only. It seems to be the same body as the English ‘minikin’.

1936 D. Thomas Type for Print II. 83 ‘News’ faces: Ionic..; Excelsior..; Ideal News... Faces such as these, which are designed for the body-matter of newspapers, are rarely cut larger than 9 pt.

1963 W. C. Kenneison & A. J. B. Spilman Dict. Printing 62 Excelsior, the name of a former standard size of type, approximately 4-point.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	excelsior
释义	excelsiorn. Brit. /ᵻkˈsɛlsɪɔː/, /ɛkˈsɛlsɪɔː/, /ᵻkˈsɛlsɪə/, /ɛkˈsɛlsɪə/, U.S. /ɪkˈsɛlsiər/, /ɛkˈsɛlsiər/ Etymology: Latin, comparative of excelsus high: see excelse adj. and n. 1. a. The Latin motto (‘higher’) on the seal of the State of New York (adopted by the senate of that state 16 March 1778), the accompanying device being a rising sun. Hence attributive in The Excelsior State, New York. ΚΠ 1778 Drawing of Seal in N.Y. Senate Rep. (1881) No. 61 Excelsior. b. Used by Longfellow (quasi-int.) as an expression of incessant aspiration after higher attainment) as the refrain of a popular poem; hence employed with similar sense by many later writers. Also as n. attributive.The adverbial meaning (= ‘upwards’) commonly given to the motto cannot be justified by Latin grammar. According to S. Longfellow Life H. W. Longfellow I. 384, the poet was at first unaware of the solecism in the motto as thus interpreted, and when it was pointed out to him suggested that the word might be taken to stand for Scopus meus excelsior est, ‘My goal is higher.’ It is not clear whether the original use on the seal is a blunder, or whether it was meant as an abbreviation for some grammatically admissible phrase. ΚΠ 1841 H. W. Longfellow Excelsior 30 A voice replied, far up the height, Excelsior! 1858 A. Trollope Three Clerks I. xi. 244 His motto might well have been ‘excelsior!’ if only he could have taught himself to look to heights that were really high. 1863 Miss Jemima's Swiss Jrnl. 30 June (1963) ii. 28 Our guide of Excelsior disposition, who would push on more quickly. 1874 G. M. Hopkins Further Lett. (1956) 124 The garden is all heights, terraces, Excelsiors, misty mountain tops..flights of steps. 1929 D. H. Lawrence Pansies 143 Up he goes! Up like a bloomin' little Excelsior In his Sunday clothes! 2. Often used as a ‘trademark’, and attributive in the names given by tradesmen to special articles of manufacture; also in the titles of various periodicals in U.S. and in England. ΚΠ 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. V. 1467 Excelsior soap [An American exhibit]. 1876 Furniture Gaz. 24 June 401/1 The Excelsior spring mattress. 1888 (title) The New Excelsior Test Cards in Arithmetic. 3. A trade name for short thin curled shavings of soft wood used for stuffing cushions, mattresses, etc. Also attributive in excelsior-machine. Originally U.S. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood in specific form > [noun] > shaving(s) planing1598 excelsior1868 wood-wool1885 1868 Specif. U.S. Patent 75728 A machine for manufacturing that article of commerce technically called ‘excelsior’ for filling mattrasses. 1873 Furniture Gaz. 22 May 3/2 ‘Excelsior’ or fine wood shavings used for cheap upholstery purposes. 1874 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. I. 815/1 Excelsior-Machine. 1884 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 9 June Large quantities of poplar-wood, to be used in the manufacture of excelsior. 1928 R. Kipling Limits & Renewals (1932) 47 Mr. Wilham's fashionable West End pet-shop, where dogs lived in excelsior-floored cubicles. 1934 J. M. Cain Postman always rings Twice xv. 171 She lined it [sc. a carton] with excelsior, and on top of that put some woolen cloths. 4. Printing. (Usually with capital initial.) The name of a very small size of type (see quots.). Chiefly U.S. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > types, blocks, or plates > relating to type > [noun] > height of type > names of type sizes English1539 great primer1539 long primer1553 pica1553 brevier1598 nonpareil1656 pearl1656 small pica1657 minion1659 canon1683 small body1683 minim1706 paragon1706 bourgeois1755 diamond1778 ruby1778 Trafalgar1807 agate1831 minikinc1870 minionette1871 brilliant1875 gem1888 excelsior1902 1902 T. L. De Vinne Pract. Typogr. ii. 68 Excelsior, or 3-point (the half of nonpareil), is a body used in America for music, piece-fractions, and borders only. It seems to be the same body as the English ‘minikin’. 1936 D. Thomas Type for Print II. 83 ‘News’ faces: Ionic..; Excelsior..; Ideal News... Faces such as these, which are designed for the body-matter of newspapers, are rarely cut larger than 9 pt. 1963 W. C. Kenneison & A. J. B. Spilman Dict. Printing 62 Excelsior, the name of a former standard size of type, approximately 4-point. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1778
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