| 单词 | excelsior-machine |
| 释义 | > as lemmasexcelsior-machine 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. < as lemmas |
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