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plush^¹

/plʌʃ/

Rhymes with -ʌʃ

Where it comes from

From French peluche (“fluff, plush”). The fact that historically (in past centuries) plush upholstery was so expensive as to be socially exclusive undoubtedly connects the senses of "luxurious" and "soft".

adjective plusher · plushest

UK Very extravagant.
UK Very expensive, or appearing expensive; opulent, luxurious. They lived in a plush apartment complex.
Having a soft, fluffy exterior (of a man-made object, especially stuffed animals or upholstery). This plush toy is so cute and soft — I want it!

noun plushes

countable, uncountable A textile fabric with a nap or shag on one side, longer and softer than the nap of velvet. Mr. Cooke had had a sloop yacht built at Far Harbor, the completion of which had been delayed, and which was but just delivered. […] The Maria had a cabin, which was finished in hard wood and yellow plush, and accommodations for keeping things cold.
countable, uncountable A plush toy. When Play Along — the holder of the Care Bears master toy license — placed Care Bears plushes in Spencer Gifts last year, tweens and teenage girls bought the toys.

verb plushes · plushing · plushed

transitive To give a soft, fluffy surface to. Green moss plushed the boulders that were stewn ^([sic]) about, reaching up to splash the cliffs with a velvet mantle.

Plush^²

proper noun

A census-designated place in Lake County, Oregon, United States.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: lucullan, lavish, rich, lush, plushy, luxury, luxurious, soft, cute, posh, stuffed, teddy, irish, overlush, overluxurious, overplump

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adj very extravagant

中文	極其鋪張的 /极其铺张的 jíqī pūzhāng de, 揮霍無度的 /挥霍无度的 huīhuòwúdù de

adj opulent; luxurious

中文	非常昂貴的 /非常昂贵的 fēicháng ángguì de, 奢華的 /奢华的 shēhuá de, 豪華的 /豪华的 háohuá de

adj having a soft, fluffy exterior

Español	suave, felpudo, afelpado, lene
中文	柔軟蓬鬆的 /柔软蓬松的 róuruǎn péngsōng de, 毛絨絨的 /毛绒绒的 máoróngróng de

noun textile fabric

Español	felpa
한국어	플러시 peulleosi
日本語	フラシテン purashi-ten, フラシ天 purashi-ten
中文	長毛絨 /长毛绒 chángmáoróng
Português	peluche, pelúcia
Français	peluche
Deutsch	Plüsch
Italiano	felpa
Română	pluș
Русский	плюш pljuš

verb to give a soft, fluffy surface to

中文	使變柔軟蓬鬆 /使变柔软蓬松 shǐ biàn róuruǎn péngsōng, 起毛 qǐmáo

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@misc{plush_2026,
  title = {plush},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/plush},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}