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plush
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plush  (plsh)
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 *piluccre; see pluck.]

plushly adv.
plushness n.

plush [plʌʃ]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles)
a.  a fabric with a cut pile that is longer and softer than velvet
b.  (as modifier) a plush chair
adj
Also plushy Informal lavishly appointed; rich; costly
[from French pluche, from Old French peluchier to pluck, ultimately from Latin pilus a hair, pile3]
plushly  adv
plushness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.plush - a fabric with a nap that is longer and softer than velvetplush - a fabric with a nap that is longer and softer than velvet
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
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"

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
Translations
plush [plʌʃ]
A. N (= fabric) → felpa f
B. ADJafelpado (fig) → de mucho lujo
plush [ˈplʌʃ]
adj [place] → somptueux/euse
n (= fabric) → peluche f
plus point n (= advantage) → avantage m
plus sign nsigne m plus
plush
nPlüsch m
adj (+er)
Plüsch-; plush curtainsPlüschvorhänge pl
(inf: = luxurious) → feudal (inf), → elegant, vornehm; a plush hotel/restaurantein Nobelhotel/-restaurant nt (inf)
plush [plʌʃ]
1. nfelpa
2. adj (also plushy) (fam) → sontuoso/a, lussuoso/a


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Sapphire made sure to bring yards of neon sapphire blue back-lighting, a fluorescent, engraved pompadour-shaped ice-sculpture, plushier (much plush-ier, according to the dancers) leather chairs, new carpeting, a concierge service, and a new chef--Jayson Margulies from Robert's Steak House at the Penthouse Executive Club.
The result was that the violent films continued to be shown to the masses while, for the better-off the films had to be yet bigger-budget, starrier, plushier, more romantic, more song-and-dance than ever.
 
 
 
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