Meanings
plural postiches
- Any item of false hair worn on the head or face, such as a false beard or wig.
This type of postiche is called a 'combination wig' because it mixes hand-made work with machine-made work.
1993, Patsy Baker, Wigs & Makeup for Theatre, Television, and Film, page 1501 more example
[…]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.
2001, Allan Peterkin, One Thousand Beards: A cultural history of facial hair, page 17
- not comparableartAdded after the work is finished.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchpostiche
- Englishpostiche
From French postiche.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French postiche, toupet
- posticheany item of false hair worn on the head or face
- toupetany item of false hair worn on the head or face
Greek ποστίς
- ποστίς (postís)any item of false hair worn on the head or face
Italian posticcio
- posticcioany item of false hair worn on the head or face
Persian پوستیژ
- پوستیژ (postiž)any item of false hair worn on the head or face
Polish tresa, treska
- tresaany item of false hair worn on the head or face
- treskaany item of false hair worn on the head or face
Russian накладные во́лосы
- накладные во́лосы (nakladnyje)any item of false hair worn on the head or face
Spanish postizo
- postizoany item of false hair worn on the head or face
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Cite this entry
postiche. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postiche
“postiche.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postiche. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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