■ noun a rich fabric of silk, cotton, or wool, with a long, soft nap.
■ adjective informal richly luxurious and expensive.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
~ness noun
~y adjective
Origin
C16: from obs. Fr. pluche , contr. of peluche , from OFr. peluchier 'to pluck', based on L. pilus 'hair'.