n.
a rich fabric of silk, cotton, or wool, with a long, soft nap.
adj.
informal richly luxurious and expensive.
Derivative
- plushly adv.
- plushness n.
- plushy adj.
Etymology
C16: from obs. Fr. pluche, contr. of peluche, from OFr. peluchier ‘to pluck’, based on L. pilus ‘hair’.
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