postiche

pos·tiche  (pô-stsh, p-)

n.

1. Something false; a sham.

2. A small hairpiece; a toupee.

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[French, from Italian posticcio, from posto, added (from Latin positus, past participle of pnere, to place) or from Vulgar Latin *appostcius (alteration of Latin appositus, past participle of appnere, to place by, to add : ad-, ad- + pnere, to place; see apo- in Indo-European roots).]

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postiche [pɒˈstiːʃ]

adj

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) (of architectural ornament) inappropriately applied; sham

2. false or artificial; spurious

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) another term for hairpiece [2]

2. an imitation, counterfeit, or substitute

3. anything that is false; sham or pretence

[from French, from Italian apposticcio (n), from Late Latin appositīcius (adj); see apposite]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	postiche - a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment false hair, hairpiece Afro-wig - a wig that gives the appearance of an Afro hairdo attire, garb, dress - clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress" switch - hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure toupe, toupee - a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness wig - hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
	2.	postiche - something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be fake, sham fake book - a fake in the form of an imitation book; used to fill bookcases of people who wish to appear scholarly imitation - something copied or derived from an original Potemkin village - something that seems impressive but in fact lacks substance