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