adjective1. (of architectural ornament) inappropriately applied; sham
 2. false or artificial; spurious
  noun3.   another term for hairpiece (sense 2) 
4. an imitation, counterfeit, or substitute
 5. anything that is false; sham or pretence
  Word origin
C19: from French, from Italian 
apposticcio (n), from Late Latin 
appositīcius (adj); see 
apposite