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postiche

postiche

9.9
A piece of fake hair worn to hide or change your look
  • noun
  • /pəˈstiʃ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : postizo
  • He wore a postiche to conceal his thinning hair.

Examples

  • The detective quickly noticed that the suspect's beard was actually a postiche.

  • In the play, the actor donned a flamboyant postiche for a comedic effect.

  • She wore a beautiful postiche for the costume party.

  • The actor's postiche looked very realistic.

  • She wore a beautiful postiche to the costume party, adding elegance to her outfit.

  • The actor's postiche transformed him into a different character for the play.

  • He decided to wear a postiche for the theater production, looking just like the historical figure.

Synonyms

hairpiece
vspostiche
18 3.6

A piece of hair worn to hide baldness or change hairstyle

is broader and allows human or artificial hair for disguise or ornament
false hair
vspostiche
3.7

Pieces of real or fake strands worn on the head to hide thin spots and change style

is a covering or bundle of human or artificial hair for disguise or ornament
sheitel
vspostiche
  • Informal
9.9

A wig people wear to change how their hair looks

is the neutral descriptive term for such hair coverings in general use

How Much

wig
220 1.3
postiche
  • Archaic
9.9
toupee
43 7.6

Surface Forms

postiche singular
postiches plural

Etymology

Postiche comes from French and originally meant a 'false hair' worn to change a person's look or hide thinning hair. So a postiche today is a wig or hairpiece used to disguise or decorate the head.