plush
[ pluhsh ]
/ plʌʃ /
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
OTHER WORDS FROM plush
plushed, adjective plush·like, adjective plush·ly, adverb plush·ness, nounWords nearby plush
plus sign,
plus size,
plus tick,
plus-one ,
plus-size,
plush,
plushy,
plussage,
plutarch,
plutarch's lives,
plutarchian
Example sentences from the Web for plush
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, adverb plushness, nounWord Origin for plush
C16: from French
pluche, from Old French
peluchier to pluck, ultimately from Latin
pilus a hair,
pile ³