† postiqueadj.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian posticcio.

Etymology: Apparently < Italian posticcio (see postiche adj.; compare quot. 1728), with substitution of -ic suffix for the ending (perhaps resulting from erroneous association of Italian -iccio (see -itious suffix¹) with French -ique -ic suffix). Compare later postiche adj.

Architecture. Obsolete. rare.

Relating to a sculpture or ornament added after a structure has been completed.

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postique1728

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postique1728

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) In architecture, &c. An Ornament of sculpture is said to be Postique, when it is added after the Work itself is done. A Table of Marble, or other Matter, is also said to be Postique, when it is incrustated in a Decoration of Architecture, &c. The word is form'd from the Italian, Posticcio, added.

a1844 P. Nicholson Encycl. Archit. (c1850) I. 322 Postique,..an ornament of sculpture is said to be postique, when it is superadded after the work itself is done.

1890 Cent. Dict. 4642/2 Postiche, noting a superadded ornament of sculpture or architecture... Also postique.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	postique
释义	† postiqueadj. Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian posticcio. Etymology: Apparently < Italian posticcio (see postiche adj.; compare quot. 1728), with substitution of -ic suffix for the ending (perhaps resulting from erroneous association of Italian -iccio (see -itious suffix¹) with French -ique -ic suffix). Compare later postiche adj. Architecture. Obsolete. rare. Relating to a sculpture or ornament added after a structure has been completed. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > sculpture or carving > [adjective] > superadded ornament postique1728 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [adjective] > superadded ornament postique1728 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) In architecture, &c. An Ornament of sculpture is said to be Postique, when it is added after the Work itself is done. A Table of Marble, or other Matter, is also said to be Postique, when it is incrustated in a Decoration of Architecture, &c. The word is form'd from the Italian, Posticcio, added. a1844 P. Nicholson Encycl. Archit. (c1850) I. 322 Postique,..an ornament of sculpture is said to be postique, when it is superadded after the work itself is done. 1890 Cent. Dict. 4642/2 Postiche, noting a superadded ornament of sculpture or architecture... Also postique. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < adj.1728
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