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plush
(plŭsh)n.
A fabric of silk, rayon, cotton, or other material, having a thick deep pile.
adj. plush·er, plush·est
1. Made of or covered with plush.
2. Luxurious.
[French pluche, variant of peluche, from pelucher, to become fluffy, shed, from Old French peluchier, to pluck, probably from Vulgar Latin *piluccāre; see pluck.]
plush′ly adv.
plush′ness n.
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plush
(plʌʃ)n
(Textiles)
a. a fabric with a cut pile that is longer and softer than velvet
b. (as modifier): a plush chair.
adj
informal Also: plushy lavishly appointed; rich; costly
[C16: from French pluche, from Old French peluchier to pluck, ultimately from Latin pilus a hair, pile3]
ˈplushly adv
ˈplushness n
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plush
(plʌʃ)n., adj. -er, -est. n.
1. a pile fabric whose pile is generally no less than ? inch (0.3 cm) high.
adj. 2. expensively or showily luxurious: a plush hotel.
3. abundantly rich; luxuriant: plush lawns.
[1585–95; < French pluche, syncopated variant of peluche « Latin pilus hair]
plushed, adj.
plush′ly, adv.
plush′ness, n.
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Noun | 1. | plush - a fabric with a nap that is longer and softer than velvet |
Adj. | 1. | plush - characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast" rich - suggestive of or characterized by great expense; "a rich display" |
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plush
adjective luxurious, luxury, costly, lavish, rich, sumptuous, opulent, palatial, ritzy (slang), de luxe a plush Georgian house in Mayfair
cheap, ordinary, plain, inexpensive, spartan, cheap and nasty
cheap, ordinary, plain, inexpensive, spartan, cheap and nasty
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plush
[ˈplʌʃ] adj [place] → somptueux/euse
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plush
n → Plüsch m
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