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Dictionary: plush   (plŭsh) pronunciation
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 *piluccāre. See pluck.]

plushly plush'ly adv.
plushness plush'ness n.

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adjective

    Characterized by extravagant, ostentatious magnificence: lavish, lush1, luxuriant, luxurious, opulent, palatial, rich, sumptuous. Informal plushy. See rich/poor.

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adj

Definition: luxurious, rich
Antonyms: austere, barren, destitute, plain, poor


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Cat and mouse plush toys

Plush describes a sort of environment that is extravagant at best, luxury and full of expensive energy. The Plush symbolises the devinity of the art of perfection. Something that is Plush, is flawless at every attribute.

Plush (from French peluche) is a textile having a cut nap or pile the same as fustian or velvet.

Originally the pile of plush consisted of mohair or worsted yarn, but now silk by itself or with a cotton backing is used for plush, the distinction from velvet being found in the longer and less dense pile of plush. The material is largely used for upholstery and furniture purposes, and is also much employed in dress and millinery.

Modern plush is commonly manufactured from synthetic fibres such as polyester. One of the largest uses of this fabric is in the production of toys, with small stuffed animals made from plush fabric, such as teddy bears, known as plushies. The French term for "teddy bear" is ours en peluche[1]. Plush is also one of the main materials for the construction of designer toys.

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References

  1. ^ L'ours en peluche (French)

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Translations: Plush
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - plys
adj. - hyperelegant, behagelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
pluche, luxueus

Français (French)
n. - (Tex) peluche
adj. - somptueux, riche, peluché

Deutsch (German)
n. - Plüsch
adj. - mit Plüsch bezogen, feudal

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φέλπα, βελούδο, ύφασμα με πέλος
adj. - λουσάτος, πολυτελής, πλούσιος

Italiano (Italian)
felpa, calzoni della livrea, raffinato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pelúcia (f)
adj. - de pelúcia

Русский (Russian)
плюш, плюшевый

Español (Spanish)
n. - felpa
adj. - de felpa

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - plysch
adj. - plysch-, flott, vräkig, lyx-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
长毛绒, 长毛绒裤, 丝绒, 长毛绒制的, 豪华的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 長毛絨, 長毛絨褲, 絲絨
adj. - 長毛絨制的, 豪華的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 벨벳, 플러시천
adj. - 플러시천으로 만든, 호화로운

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - フラシ天
adj. - 豪華な, 贅沢な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بليش : نوع من المنسوجات المخمليه أو الموبرة (صفه) أنيق, فخم, فاخر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קטיפה, פלוסין‬
adj. - ‮מפואר, קטיפתי‬


 
 

 

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