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plush

[ pluhsh ]

noun

  1. a fabric, as of silk, cotton, or wool, whose pile is more than ⅛ inch (0.3 centimeter) high.


adjective

plusher, plushest.
  1. expensively or showily luxurious:

    the plushest hotel in town

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. abundantly rich; lush; luxuriant:

    plush, rolling lawns.

plush

/ ʌʃ /

noun

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

      a plush chair

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. informal.
    Alsoplushy lavishly appointed; rich; costly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲ, adverb
  • ˈܲԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • plushed adjective
  • ܲl adjective
  • ܲl adverb
  • ܲn noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of plush1

First recorded in 1585–95; 1920–25 plush fordef 2; from French pluche, syncopated variant of peluche, ultimately from Latin pilus “h”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of plush1

C16: from French pluche, from Old French peluchier to pluck, ultimately from Latin pilus a hair, pile ³
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They said the sex abuse settlement can be paid with bonds and the county’s plush rainy day fund, a seldom-touched pot worth nearly a billion dollars.

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He tells the BBC: "there is a strong link between these plush pendants and the fashion community as well."

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The Cardinals came back to win the second game and rode the Rally Squirrel to its last World Series title, toasting a plush toy rodent with champagne after the final victory.

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He lives in plush mansions in Paris and London, was originally a lawyer and made his fortune in European energy markets.

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Despite a drier than normal winter in some parts of the state, California is enjoying a plush snowpack.

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