Lexic.us

Definition of Postiche

1. Noun. A covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment.

2. Noun. Something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be.

Definition of Postiche

1. Noun. Any item of false hair worn on the head or face, such as a false beard or wig. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Postiche

1. an imitation [n -S] - See also: imitation

Lexicographical Neighbors of Postiche

posthuman posthumans posthumous posthumous birth posthumous execution posthumous executions posthumously posthumousness posthurricane posthypnotic

posthypnotic amnesia posthypnotic suggestion posthypnotic suggestions postic postical postiche (current term) postiches posticous postictal postideological

postie posties postil postilion postilions postilla postillation postillations postillator postillators

Literary usage of Postiche

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of the French and English Languages by Gabriel Surenne (1856)
"... adj. posthumous, after death postiche, adj. sham, false, done after Postilion, sm. postilion, litter-carrier Postposer, va. to place after Postscript, ..."

2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1865)
"I calculate you should call a Liberal-Conservative a postiche. It seems to me the most popular political platform in this country at your next elections is ..."

3. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Referring to the thing embodying or used for preien.se: pretension, veil, show, sham, postiche (French),affectation,mask,guise, imitation, make-believe; ..."

4. Principes D'hydraulique Et de Pyrodynamique: Vérifiés Par Un Grand Nombre D by Pierre Louis Georges Du Buat (1816)
"On faisait descendre dans ces coulisses une vanne postiche, ... dans cette petite partie du canal par la vanne postiche , au même niveau que dans le fossé. ..."

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