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postiche
[ paw-steesh, po- ]
adjective
- superadded, especially inappropriately, as a sculptural or architectural ornament.
- artificial, counterfeit, or false.
noun
- an imitation or substitute.
- pretense; sham.
- a false hairpiece.
postiche
/ ±èɒˈ²õ³Ù¾±Ëʃ /
adjective
- (of architectural ornament) inappropriately applied; sham
- false or artificial; spurious
noun
- another term for hairpiece
- an imitation, counterfeit, or substitute
- anything that is false; sham or pretence
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of postiche1
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.â€
Wog is right," I mused as I walked home—"postiche is everywhere.
Fastidiousness, at any rate, is very good postiche for modesty: it is always decent, it can never be coarse.
We have made a great succ�s by means of postiche—there is no denying it.
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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