Meanings
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adj
luxurious and expensive; a soft fabric with a long pile
They stayed in a plush hotel overlooking the harbor.
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Etymology
From French pluche, a contraction of peluche ('shaggy fabric'), from Old French peluchier ('to pluck'), from Latin pilus ('hair'). The 'luxurious' sense extends from the soft, rich fabric.
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