plush

[ pluhsh ]
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noun
  1. a fabric, as of silk, cotton, or wool, whose pile is more than ⅛ inch (0.3 centimeter) high.

adjective,plush·er, plush·est.
  1. expensively or showily luxurious: the plushest hotel in town

  2. abundantly rich; lush; luxuriant: plush, rolling lawns.

Origin of plush

1
First recorded in 1585–95; 1920–25 for def. 2; from French pluche, syncopated variant of peluche, ultimately from Latin pilus “hair”

Other words for plush

Other words from plush

  • plushed, adjective
  • plushlike, adjective
  • plushly, adverb
  • plushness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for plush

plush

/ (plʌʃ) /


noun
    • a fabric with a cut pile that is longer and softer than velvet

    • (as modifier): a plush chair

adjective
  1. Also: plushy informal lavishly appointed; rich; costly

Origin of plush

1
C16: from French pluche, from Old French peluchier to pluck, ultimately from Latin pilus a hair, pile ³

Derived forms of plush

  • plushly, adverb
  • plushness, noun

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