postiche

A noun referring to a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment, or something that is a counterfeit and not what it seems to be.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine Abdeckung oder ein Büschel aus menschlichem oder künstlichem Haar bezeichnet, das zum Verbergen oder zur Zierde dient, oder etwas Unechtes, das nicht das ist, was es zu sein scheint.

1. Hairpiece or Wig C2 formal

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

   • The actor wore a postiche to play the historical figure.
   • She used a postiche to add volume to her hairstyle.
   • The postiche was so realistic that no one noticed it was fake.

   🇩🇪Haarteil oder Perücke

   Synonyme: fallhairpieceperiwigperukerugtoupeewig

2. Counterfeit or Imitation C2 formal

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

   • The painting was a postiche, not an original masterpiece.
   • His apology felt like a postiche, lacking genuine remorse.
   • The antique dealer was accused of selling postiches as authentic artifacts.

   🇩🇪Fälschung oder Imitation

   Synonyme: artificecounterfeitfakeimitationshamsimulacrum

   Antonyme: authenticoriginal

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