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单词 postiche
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postiche

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pos·tiche

P0470900 (pô-stēsh′, pŏ-)n.1. Something false; a sham.2. A small hairpiece; a toupee.
[French, from Italian posticcio, from posto, added (from Latin positus, past participle of pōnere, to place) or from Vulgar Latin *appostīcius (alteration of Latin appositus, past participle of appōnere, to place by, to add : ad-, ad- + pōnere, to place; see apo- in Indo-European roots).]

postiche

(pɒˈstiːʃ) adj1. (Architecture) (of architectural ornament) inappropriately applied; sham2. false or artificial; spuriousn3. (Hairdressing & Grooming) another term for hairpiece24. an imitation, counterfeit, or substitute5. anything that is false; sham or pretence[C19: from French, from Italian apposticcio (n), from Late Latin appositīcius (adj); see apposite]

pos•tiche

(pɔˈstiʃ, pɒ-)

adj. 1. artificial; counterfeit. n. 2. a false hairpiece. [1850–55; < French < Italian apposticcio < Vulgar Latin *appositīcius added to]
Thesaurus
Noun1.postiche - a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornmentpostiche - a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornmentfalse hair, hairpieceAfro-wig - a wig that gives the appearance of an Afro hairdoattire, garb, dress - clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress"switch - hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffuretoupe, toupee - a small hairpiece to cover partial baldnesswig - hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
2.postiche - something that is a counterfeitpostiche - something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to befake, shamfake book - a fake in the form of an imitation book; used to fill bookcases of people who wish to appear scholarlyimitation - something copied or derived from an originalPotemkin village - something that seems impressive but in fact lacks substance

postiche

enUK

postiche

Superadded; done after the work is finished, esp. when superfluous, inappropriate, or in poor taste.

postiche

enUK
  • noun

Synonyms for postiche

noun a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment

Synonyms

  • false hair
  • hairpiece

Related Words

  • Afro-wig
  • attire
  • garb
  • dress
  • switch
  • toupe
  • toupee
  • wig

noun something that is a counterfeit

Synonyms

  • fake
  • sham

Related Words

  • fake book
  • imitation
  • Potemkin village
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