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postiche

/pɒsˈtiːʃ/ UK
/pɑˈstiʃ/ US
/pɔˈstiʃ/ US

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From French postiche.

noun postiches · postiche

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.

adjective

not comparable Added after the work is finished.

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noun any item of false hair worn on the head or face

Español	postizo
Français	postiche, toupet
Italiano	posticcio
Ελληνικά	ποστίς postís
Русский	накладные во́лосы nakladnyje

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@misc{postiche_2026,
  title = {postiche},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/postiche},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}