plush

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plush / pləsh/ • n. a rich fabric of silk, cotton, wool, or synthetic fiber, with a long, soft nap: [as adj.] deep-buttoned plush upholstery. • adj. inf. richly luxurious and expensive: the plush chrome and leather office.DERIVATIVES: plush·ly adv.plush·ness n.plush·y (plush·i·er, plush·i·est) adj.

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plush

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plush kind of cloth having a longer nap than velvet. XVI. — F. †pluche, contr. of peluche, f. OF. peluchier PLUCK.

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