postiche

[ paw-steesh, po- ]
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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.

  1. a false hairpiece.

Origin of postiche

1
1850–55; <French <Italian apposticcio<Vulgar Latin *appositīcius added to. See apposite, -itious

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British Dictionary definitions for postiche

postiche

/ (pɒˈstiːʃ) /


adjective
  1. (of architectural ornament) inappropriately applied; sham

  2. false or artificial; spurious

noun
  1. another term for hairpiece (def. 2)

  2. an imitation, counterfeit, or substitute

  1. anything that is false; sham or pretence

Origin of postiche

1
C19: from French, from Italian apposticcio (n), from Late Latin appositīcius (adj); see apposite

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