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Plush (from French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
 ) is a textile
Textile

A textile is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by Spinning raw wool fibres, linen, cotton, or other material on a spinning wheel to produce long strands known as yarn....
 having a cut nap
Nap (textile)

Primarily, nap is the raised surface on certain kinds of textile, such as velvet. Nap can refer additionally to other surfaces that look like the surface of a napped cloth, such as the surface of a felt or beaver hat....
 or pile
Pile (textile)

In textiles, pile is the raised surface or nap of a fabric, which is made of upright loops or strands of yarn. Examples of pile textiles are carpets, corduroy, velvet, plush, and Turkish towels.....
 the same as fustian
Fustian

Fustian is a term for a variety of heavy woven, mostly cotton Cloths, chiefly prepared for menswear. It is also used to refer to pompous, inflated or pretentious writing or speech, from at least the time of William Shakespeare....
 or velvet
Velvet

File:Ottoman cover.jpgVelvet is a type of tufted textile in which the cut yarns are very evenly distributed, with a short dense pile, giving it a distinct feel....
.

Originally the pile of plush consisted of mohair
Mohair

Mohair usually refers to a silk-like textile or yarn made from the hair of the Angora goat. The word "mohair" was adopted into English before 1570 from the Arabic language mukhayyar, a type of haircloth, literally 'choice', from khayyara, 'he chose'....
 or worsted
Worsted

Worsted , is the name of a yarn, the cloth made from this yarn, and a yarn weight category. The name derives from the village of Worstead in the England county of Norfolk....
 yarn
Yarn

Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibers, suitable for use in the production of textiles, sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery and ropemaking....
, but now silk
Silk

Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be weaving into textiles. The best-known type of silk is obtained from Pupa#Cocoons made by the larvae of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori reared in captivity ....
 by itself or with a cotton
Cotton

Cotton is a soft, staple fiber that grows in a form known as a boll around the seeds of the cotton plant a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, India and Africa....
 backing is used for plush, the distinction from velvet being found in the longer and less dense pile of plush.






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Plush (from French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
 ) is a textile
Textile

A textile is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by Spinning raw wool fibres, linen, cotton, or other material on a spinning wheel to produce long strands known as yarn....
 having a cut nap
Nap (textile)

Primarily, nap is the raised surface on certain kinds of textile, such as velvet. Nap can refer additionally to other surfaces that look like the surface of a napped cloth, such as the surface of a felt or beaver hat....
 or pile
Pile (textile)

In textiles, pile is the raised surface or nap of a fabric, which is made of upright loops or strands of yarn. Examples of pile textiles are carpets, corduroy, velvet, plush, and Turkish towels.....
 the same as fustian
Fustian

Fustian is a term for a variety of heavy woven, mostly cotton Cloths, chiefly prepared for menswear. It is also used to refer to pompous, inflated or pretentious writing or speech, from at least the time of William Shakespeare....
 or velvet
Velvet

File:Ottoman cover.jpgVelvet is a type of tufted textile in which the cut yarns are very evenly distributed, with a short dense pile, giving it a distinct feel....
.

Originally the pile of plush consisted of mohair
Mohair

Mohair usually refers to a silk-like textile or yarn made from the hair of the Angora goat. The word "mohair" was adopted into English before 1570 from the Arabic language mukhayyar, a type of haircloth, literally 'choice', from khayyara, 'he chose'....
 or worsted
Worsted

Worsted , is the name of a yarn, the cloth made from this yarn, and a yarn weight category. The name derives from the village of Worstead in the England county of Norfolk....
 yarn
Yarn

Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibers, suitable for use in the production of textiles, sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery and ropemaking....
, but now silk
Silk

Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be weaving into textiles. The best-known type of silk is obtained from Pupa#Cocoons made by the larvae of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori reared in captivity ....
 by itself or with a cotton
Cotton

Cotton is a soft, staple fiber that grows in a form known as a boll around the seeds of the cotton plant a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, India and Africa....
 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
Upholstery

Upholstery is the work of providing furniture, especially chairs, with padding, Spring s, webbing, and textile or leather covers. The word upholstery comes from the Middle English words up and holden, meaning to hold up....
 and furniture
Furniture

Furniture is the mass noun for the movable objects which may support the human body , provide storage, or hold objects on horizontal surfaces above the ground....
 purposes, and is also much employed in dress and millinery
Millinery

Millinery refers to hats and other clothing sold by a milliner to women, men and children or the profession or business of designing, making, or selling hats, dresses, and hat trim to women....
.

Modern plush is commonly manufactured from synthetic fibres such as polyester
Polyester

Polyester is a category of polymers which contain the ester functional group in their main chain. Although there are many polyesters, the term "polyester" as a specific material most commonly refers to polyethylene terephthalate ....
. 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 bear
Teddy bear

The teddy bear is a stuffed toy bear. It is an enduring, traditional form of a stuffed animal, often serving the purpose of comforting children....
s, known as plushies. The French term for "teddy bear" is . Plush is also one of the main materials for the construction of designer toys
Designer toys

Designer toys is a term used to describe toys and other collectibles that are produced in limited editions and created by artists and designers....
.

See also

  • Stuffed animal
    Stuffed animal

    A stuffed animal is toy animal sewn from cloth, plush, or other textiles, and stuffed with straw, beans, plastic pellets, cotton, synthetic fibers, or other similar materials....