postiche

Etymology

From French postiche.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɒsˈtiːʃ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /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.

Anagrams

• Peschito, potiches

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 (plural postiches)

1. artificial; false

Further reading

• “postiche” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• chipotes