Postiche

/pɑˈstiʃ/

Synonyms for "postiche" (14 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)

Strong matches (4)

Noun(4 words)
artificial limbcounterfeitfalse hairfalse hair related

Related words (7)

Noun(7 words)
fauxhairpiecehairpiece relatedimitationprosthesisprosthetic deviceprosthetic hair

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

4 relation types

More general

11 entries

More specific

7 entries
craniofacial implantdental prosthesisfake jewelimitation coinprosthetic limbsham antiquesynthetic badge

Collocations

9 entries
counterfeit postichefake posticheimitation postichepostiche beardpostiche eyebrowspostiche hairpiecepostiche moustachepostiche prosthesispostiche wig

Inflections

3 entries
more postichemost postichepostiches

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

This type of postiche is called a 'combination wig' because it mixes hand-made work with machine-made work.

Source: wiktionary

[…]both kings and queens enjoyed wearing lavish fake beards made of gold and silver called postiches, which were strapped behind the ears like a Halloween mask.

Source: wiktionary

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