n. [ F. pluche, peluche (cf. It. peluzzo), fr. L. pilus hair. See pile hair, and cf. Peruke. ] A textile fabric with a nap or shag on one side, longer and softer than the nap of velvet. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Like plush; soft and shaggy. H. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster ]