| 单词 | postiche |
| 释义 | postiche (once / 2363863 pages) n WORD FAMILY postiche USAGE EXAMPLESToday, polite society most often softens references to wigs with such euphemisms as “hair covering” or “hairpiece,” eschewing the historic terms “toupee” and “postiche.” Time(Mar 14, 2016) "No," said Lady Catchpole; "anything false which is well made up we call a postiche; it need not be exactly a wig." Oliphant, Laurence, Piccadilly—A Fragment of Contempora...(2011) Fastidiousness, at any rate, is very good postiche for modesty: it is always decent, it can never be coarse. Ouida, Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida—Se...(2010) 1n something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be Syn|Hypo|Hyper fake, sham fake book a fake in the form of an imitation book; used to fill bookcases of people who wish to appear scholarly Potemkin villagesomething that seems impressive but in fact lacks substance imitation something copied or derived from an original 2n a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment Syn|Hypo|Hyper false hair, hairpiece Afro-wig a wig that gives the appearance of an Afro hairdo switchhairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure toupe, toupeea small hairpiece to cover partial baldness wighairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair grizzlea grey wig horsehair wiga wig made of horsehair periwig, perukea wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries attire, dress, garb clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion |
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