plush
pronunciation
How to pronounce plush in British English:
UK [plʌʃ]
How to pronounce plush in American English:
US [plʌʃ]
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- Noun:
- a fabric with a nap that is longer and softer than velvet
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- Adjective:
- characterized by extravagance and profusion
Word Origin
- plush
- plush: see pluck
- plush (adj.)
- "swank, luxurious," 1927, from plush (n.). Plushy in this sense is recorded from 1923. Related: Plushly; plushness.
- plush (n.)
- "soft fabric," 1590s, from Middle French pluche "shag, plush," contraction of peluche "hairy fabric," from Old French peluchier "to pull, to tug, to pluck" (the final process in weaving plush), from Vulgar Latin *piluccare "remove hair" (see pluck (v.)). Related: Plushy; plushness.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Whereas western technology firms have plush premises , in china the people shiver while fancy equipment stays warm .
- 2. I 'm an estate agent and last month I was showing a guy around a very plush west london flat .
- 3. Mr tao works out of the plush beijing office of the american law firm jones day , where he is a partner .
- 4. Adelson may have changed planes , but he 's not changing his strategy of using high-end dining , giant suites and plush convention spaces to attract customers .
- 5. They look out of place among the expensive computer terminals of the investment bank 's plush london office , like leftovers of a child 's geography homework or cheap mementos from backpacking trips to exotic parts of the world .