plush

[ pluhsh ]
/ plʌʃ /
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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.

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Origin of plush

1585–95; 1920–25 for def 2; < French pluche, syncopated variant of peluche ≪ Latin pilus hair

OTHER WORDS FROM plush

plushed, adjectiveplush·like, adjectiveplush·ly, adverbplush·ness, noun

Words nearby plush

plus sign, plus size, plus tick, plus-one , plus-size, plush, plushy, plussage, plutarch, plutarch's lives, plutarchian
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Words related to plush

elegant, sumptuous, palatial, lush, opulent, lavish, luxury, deluxe, ritzy, costly, luscious, silken

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British Dictionary definitions for plush

plush
/ (plʌʃ) /

noun

  1. a fabric with a cut pile that is longer and softer than velvet
  2. (as modifier)a plush chair

adjective

Also: plushy informal lavishly appointed; rich; costly

Derived forms of plush

plushly, adverbplushness, 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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