postiche

English

Etymology

From French postiche.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /pɒsˈtiːʃ/
• (US) IPA: /pɑˈstiʃ/, /pɔˈstiʃ/

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

any item of false hair worn on the head or face

• French: postiche (fr), toupet (fr)
• Italian: posticcio (it)

• Russian: накладные (ru) (nakladnyje) волосы (ru) (volosy)
• Spanish: postizo (es)

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French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɔstiʃ/

Noun

postiche f (plural postiches)

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

Adjective

postiche m (feminine postiche, masculine plural postiches, feminine plural postiches)

1. artificial, false

Anagrams

• chipotes