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

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2. opulent, lavish, palatial.

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Related formsplushed, adjectiveplush·like, adjectiveplush·ly, adverbplush·ness, noun

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The clothes, in their light colors, plush fabrics, and soft cuts, evoked that same level of comfort.
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Unless it happens to be a thorough express, the plush is caked with dirt, the floor is grimy, and the windows dirty.
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Here follow in Mr. Plush's MS. about twenty-four pages of railroad calculations, which we pretermit.
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As they walked they looked carefully on the ground for sight of the Plush Bear, but he was not to be found.
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Her piquant face, framed by long brown, flowing hair, was an attractive jewel when set on the plush cushion of civilization.
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Carrying Case, sole leather, plush lined, with compartment for holders.
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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 Formsplushly, 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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Word Origin and History for plush

plush

"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.

plush

adj.

"swank, luxurious," 1927, from plush (n.). Plushy in this sense is recorded from 1923. Related: Plushly; plushness.

plush

noun

adjective, plush·er, plush·est.

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