SYNONYMS | EXAMPLES | WORD ORIGIN noun a fabric, as of silk, cotton, or wool, whose pile is more than ⅛ inch (0.3 cm) high.
adjective, plush·er, plush·est. expensively or showily luxurious: the plushest hotel in town
abundantly rich; lush; luxuriant: plush, rolling lawns.
Origin of plush 1585–95; 1920–25 for def 2 ; < French pluche, syncopated variant of peluche ≪ Latin pilus hair
Related forms plushed , adjective plush·like , adjective plush·ly , adverb plush·ness , noun Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for plush elegant ,
sumptuous ,
palatial ,
lush ,
opulent ,
lavish ,
luxury ,
deluxe ,
ritzy ,
costly ,
luscious ,
silken Examples from the Web for plush Contemporary Examples of plush The cars had plush green upholstery and stained-glass windows and were faster and cheaper than a horse-and-buggy.
A Moomin shop in London sells Little My t-shirts, plush Moomintrolls, Snufkin luggage tags.
In the Middle East, a cheetah riding shotgun in the plush leather seat of a luxury sports car is the ultimate status symbol.
The clothes, in their light colors, plush fabrics, and soft cuts, evoked that same level of comfort.
WHERE TO STAY: Central and plush , the St. Regis should be top of your list.
Historical Examples of plush It might have been the parlor of the White Springs Hotel in duplicate, plush self-rocker and all.
He shaved me without a pull, and my face ain't no plush sofy, neither.
Then he drew in his head, and concealed himself behind the plush portière.
"I have to get some money," he said, laying the plush case on the counter.
It smacked of colonial age, but not of Boston style or plush curtains.
British Dictionary definitions for plush noun a fabric with a cut pile that is longer and softer than velvet (as modifier ) a plush chair Show More
adjective Also: plushy informal lavishly appointed; rich; costly
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Derived Forms plushly , adverb plushness , noun Word Origin for plush C16: from French pluche, from Old French peluchier to pluck, ultimately from Latin pilus a hair, pile ³
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Word Origin and History for plush n. "soft fabric," 1590s, from Middle French pluche "shag, plush," contraction of peluche "hairy fabric," from Old French peluchier "to pull, to tug, to pluck" (the final process in weaving plush), from Vulgar Latin *piluccare "remove hair" (see pluck (v.)). Related: Plushy ; plushness .
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adj. "swank, luxurious," 1927, from plush (n.). Plushy in this sense is recorded from 1923. Related: Plushly ; plushness .
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