postiche
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French postiche.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /pɒsˈtiːʃ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /pɑˈstiʃ/, /pɔˈstiʃ/
Noun
postiche (plural postiches or postiche)
- 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.
- 1993, Patsy Baker, Wigs & Makeup for Theatre, Television, and Film, page 150
Hyponyms
Translations
any item of false hair worn on the head or face
Adjective
postiche (not comparable)
- (art) Added after the work is finished.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian posticcio, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin appositus (“an applying, application”), from appōnō (“put or place near”).
Pronunciation
Noun
postiche f (plural postiches)
Adjective
postiche (plural postiches)
Further reading
- “postiche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Categories:
- English terms derived from French
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English indeclinable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- English adjectives
- English uncomparable adjectives
- en:Art
- en:Hair
- French terms derived from Italian
- French terms derived from Latin
- French 2-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French feminine nouns
- French adjectives