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postiches

postiches is the plural of postiche.

Meaning of postiche

Noun

postiche (plural postiches or postiche)

  1. 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.1993, Patsy Baker, Wigs & Makeup for Theatre, Television, and Film, page 150

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Questions about postiches

What is postiches the plural of?
Postiches is the plural of postiche.

Words near postiches in the dictionary

  1. posthysteroscopy
  2. postic
  3. postical
  4. postically
  5. postiche
  6. postiches
  7. posticipate
  8. posticous
  9. posticously
  10. postictal
  11. postictally

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