Difference between Velvet and Plush

What is the difference between Velvet and Plush?

Velvet as a noun is a closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side. while Plush as a noun is a textile fabric with a nap or shag on one side, longer and softer than the nap of velvet.

Velvet

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To coat raw meat in starch, then in oil, preparatory to frying

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side. Very fine fur, including the skin and fur on a deer's antlers.

Example sentence: When we came along in 1982, music was getting boring - like 1976 when punk hadn't happened. We wanted to be rock 'n' roll. We grew up with The Velvet Underground, the Stones and Mars bars and Marianne Faithfull and we knew we didn't want to be boring - and we weren't!

Plush

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: very extravagantvery expensive, or appearing expensive

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A textile fabric with a nap or shag on one side, longer and softer than the nap of velvet.a type of child's toy, filled with soft material, usually an animal

We hope you now know whether to use Velvet or Plush in your sentence.

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