postiche
English
Etymology
From French postiche.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /pɒsˈtiːʃ/
- (US) IPA(key): /pɑˈstiʃ/, /pɔˈstiʃ/
Noun
postiche (plural postiches or postiche)
- Any item of false hair worn on the head or face, such as a false beard or wig.
- 1993, Patsy Baker, Wigs & Makeup for Theatre, Television, and Film, page 150
- This type of postiche is called a 'combination wig' because it mixes hand-made work with machine-made work.
- 2001, Allan Peterkin, One Thousand Beards: A cultural history of facial hair, page 17
- […] both kings and queens enjoyed wearing lavish fake beards made of gold and silver called postiches, which were strapped behind the ears like a Halloween mask.
- 1993, Patsy Baker, Wigs & Makeup for Theatre, Television, and Film, page 150
Hyponyms
- (false hair): hairpiece, toupee, weave, wig
Translations
any item of false hair worn on the head or face
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Adjective
postiche (not comparable)
- (art) Added after the work is finished.
Anagrams
- Peschito, potiches
French
Etymology
From Italian posticcio, from Late Latin appositīcius, from Latin appōnō (“put or place near”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔs.tiʃ/
Noun
postiche f (plural postiches)
- toupee, hairpiece, wig
- false moustache, false beard
Descendants
- → English: postiche
Adjective
postiche (plural postiches)
- artificial; false
References
- “postiche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- chipotes