plush
[ pluhsh ]
/ plʌʃ /
noun
a fabric, as of silk, cotton, or wool, whose pile is more than ⅛ inch (0.3 centimeter) high.
adjective, plush·er, plush·est.
expensively or showily luxurious: the plushest hotel in town
abundantly rich; lush; luxuriant: plush, rolling lawns.
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Origin of plush
First recorded in 1585–95; 1920–25 for def. 2; from French pluche, syncopated variant of peluche, ultimately from Latin pilus “hair”
OTHER WORDS FROM plush
plushed, adjectiveplushlike, adjectiveplushly, adverbplushness, nounWords nearby plush
pluripresence, plurry, plus, plus cyclophoria, plus fours, plush, plushy, plus-one, plussage, plus sight, plus sign
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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
Also: plushy informal lavishly appointed; rich; costly
Derived forms of plush
plushly, adverbplushness, nounWord 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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