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.] plushly adv. plushness n. |
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