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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

/ ±èɒˈ²õ³Ù¾±Ëʃ /

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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of postiche1

1850–55; < French < Italian apposticcio < Vulgar Latin *²¹±è±è´Ç²õ¾±³ÙÄ«³¦¾±³Ü²õ added to. See apposite, -itious
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of postiche1

C19: from French, from Italian apposticcio (n), from Late Latin ²¹±è±è´Ç²õ¾±³ÙÄ«³¦¾±³Ü²õ (adj); see apposite
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Today, polite society most often softens references to wigs with such euphemisms as “hair covering†or “hairpiece,†eschewing the historic terms “toupee†and “postiche.â€

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

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

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

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Ah, the taunts we shall have to endure when the postiche is discovered, from the rivals that have always been jealous and are still under the prestige of our former charms!

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