Plush Definition

plŭsh
plushest, plusher
noun
A fabric with a soft, thick, deep pile.
Webster's New World
A textile fabric with a nap or shag on one side, longer and softer than the nap of velvet.
Wiktionary
A (type of) child's toy, usually an animal, filled with soft material.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • velveteen
  • plushette
  • velvet
  • mohair plush
  • cotton plush
  • wool plush
  • silk plush
  • rayon plush
adjective
plushest, plusher
Of or made of plush.
Webster's New World
Luxurious, as in furnishings.
Webster's New World
(UK) Very extravagant.
Wiktionary
(UK) Very expensive, or appearing expensive.
They lived in a plush apartment complex.
Wiktionary

(of a man-made object) Having a soft, fluffy exterior.

This plush toy is so cute and soft - I want it!
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Other Word Forms of Plush

Noun

Singular:
plush
Plural:
plushes

Adjective

Base Form:
plush
Comparative:
plusher
Superlative:
plushest

Origin of Plush

  • French pluche variant of peluche from pelucher to become fluffy, shed from Old French peluchier to pluck probably from Vulgar Latin piluccāre pluck

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French peluche (“fluff, plush").

    From Wiktionary

Plush Sentence Examples

  • She felt the plush comfort of a bed beneath her and curled onto her side, unable to stop crying.

  • Gabriel snorted and sat in one of the plush chairs.

  • Did she have the courage to leave a cushion job and plush apartment?

  • He rose and motioned for her to take his seat in a plush armchair.

  • It has also important plush, silk and hosiery manufactures, as well as extensive bleaching works, and does a very large export trade to all parts of the world in these branches.

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Words Starting With

PPLPLU

Words Ending With

HSHUSH

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