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单词 postiche
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pos•tiche  (pô stēsh′, po-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. superadded, esp. inappropriately, as a sculptural or architectural ornament.
  2. artificial, counterfeit, or false.

n. 
  1. an imitation or substitute.
  2. pretense;
    sham.
  3. Clothinga false hairpiece.
  • Vulgar Latin *appositīcius added to. See apposite, -itious
  • Italian apposticcio
  • French
  • 1850–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
postiche /pɒˈstiːʃ/ adj
  1. (of architectural ornament) inappropriately applied; sham
  2. false or artificial; spurious
 n
  1. another term for hairpiece
  2. anything that is false; sham or pretence
Etymology: 19th Century: from French, from Italian apposticcio (n), from Late Latin appositīcius (adj); see apposite
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