postiche

• Существительное, обозначающее покрытие или пучок человеческих или искусственных волос, используемых для маскировки или украшения, или что-то поддельное, не являющееся тем, чем кажется.

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.

1. Hairpiece or WigC2formal

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

   Парик или накладка

   • 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.

   Synonymsfallhairpieceperiwigperukerugtoupeewig

2. Counterfeit or ImitationC2formal

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

   Подделка или имитация

   • 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.

   Synonymsartificecounterfeitfakeimitationshamsimulacrum

   Antonymsauthenticoriginal