English

Noun

postiche ‎(plural postiches or postiche)

1. 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.

Hyponyms

• (false hair): hairpiece, toupee, weave, wig

Translations

French

Etymology

From Italian posticcio, from Latin appositus ‎(“an applying, application”), from appōnō ‎(“put or place near”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔstiʃ/

Noun

postiche f ‎(plural postiches)

1. toupee, hairpiece, wig
2. false moustache, false beard

Adjective

postiche m, f ‎(plural postiches)

1. artificial; false

Anagrams

• chipotes