— plushed , adj. — plushlike , adj. — plushly , adv. — plushness , n.
/plush/ , n., adj., plusher, plushest .
n.
1. a fabric, as of silk, cotton, or wool, whose pile is more than 1 / 8 inch (0.3 cm) high.
adj.
2. expensively or showily luxurious: the plushest hotel in town
3. abundantly rich; lush; luxuriant: plush, rolling lawns.
[ 1585-95; 1920-25 for def. 2; pluche, syncopated var. of peluche pilus hair ]
Syn. 2. opulent, lavish, palatial.