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postiche

[ paw-steesh, po- ]

adjective

  1. superadded, especially inappropriately, as a sculptural or architectural ornament.
  2. artificial, counterfeit, or false.


noun

  1. an imitation or substitute.
  2. pretense; sham.
  3. a false hairpiece.

postiche

/ pɒˈstiːʃ /

adjective

  1. (of architectural ornament) inappropriately applied; sham
  2. false or artificial; spurious
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. another term for hairpiece
  2. an imitation, counterfeit, or substitute
  3. anything that is false; sham or pretence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of postiche1

1850–55; < French < Italian apposticcio < Vulgar Latin *appositīcius added to. See apposite, -itious
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Word History and Origins

Origin of postiche1

C19: from French, from Italian apposticcio (n), from Late Latin appositīcius (adj); see apposite
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Example Sentences

Today, polite society most often softens references to wigs with such euphemisms as “hair covering” or “hairpiece,” eschewing the historic terms “toupee” and “postiche.”

From Time

"No," said Lady Catchpole; "anything false which is well made up we call a postiche; it need not be exactly a wig."

Fastidiousness, at any rate, is very good postiche for modesty: it is always decent, it can never be coarse.

Wog is right," I mused as I walked home—"postiche is everywhere.

We have made a great succ�s by means of postiche—there is no denying it.

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