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.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa una cubierta o mechón de cabello humano o artificial usado para disimular o adornar, o algo falso que no es lo que aparenta ser.

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.

   🇪🇸Postizo (peluca o cabello artificial)

   Sinónimos: 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.

   🇪🇸Falsificación o imitación

   Sinónimos: artificecounterfeitfakeimitationshamsimulacrum

   Antónimos: authenticoriginal

• postiches plural form
• postiches' possessive plural form
• postiche's possessive singular form