Postiche — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment

something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈoʊstɪtʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈəʊstɪtʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈəʊstɪtʃ/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈoʊstɪtʃ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

false hair fake hairpiece sham

Word Forms

fake	adjective	not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article
fake	verb	speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
sham	adjective	adopted in order to deceive
sham	verb	make believe with the intent to deceive

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

postizo

una cubierta o mechón de cabello humano o artificial utilizado para disfraz o adorno

🇮🇹Italian

posticino

una copertura o un ciuffo di capelli umani o artificiali utilizzati per travestimento o ornamento

🇷🇺Russian

почтовик

покрытие или пучок человеческих или искусственных волос, используемый для маскировки или украшения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पोस्टिच

छिपाने या सजावट के लिए इस्तेमाल किया जाने वाला मानव या कृत्रिम बालों का आवरण या गुच्छा

🇧🇩Bengali

পোস্টিচে

ছদ্মবেশ বা সাজসজ্জার জন্য ব্যবহৃত মানুষের বা কৃত্রিম চুলের একটি আচ্ছাদন বা গুচ্ছ

🇮🇳Tamil

போஸ்டிச்

மாறுவேடத்தில் அல்லது அலங்காரத்திற்காகப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் மனித அல்லது செயற்கை முடியின் மூடுதல் அல்லது கொத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

పోస్ట్చే

వేషధారణ లేదా అలంకారం కోసం ఉపయోగించే మానవ లేదా కృత్రిమ జుట్టు యొక్క కవరింగ్ లేదా సమూహం

🇮🇳Gujarati

પોસ્ટિચે

વેશ અથવા શણગાર માટે ઉપયોગમાં લેવાતા માનવ અથવા કૃત્રિમ વાળનું આવરણ અથવા સમૂહ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಚೆಚೀಟಿ

ವೇಷ ಅಥವಾ ಅಲಂಕಾರಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುವ ಮಾನವ ಅಥವಾ ಕೃತಕ ಕೂದಲಿನ ಹೊದಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಂಪನ್ನು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പോസ്റ്റിചെ

വേഷവിധാനത്തിനോ അലങ്കാരത്തിനോ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന മനുഷ്യരുടെയോ കൃത്രിമ മുടിയുടെയോ ഒരു കൂട്ടം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

邮报

用于伪装或装饰的覆盖物或一束人类或人造头发

🇯🇵Japanese

ポストティーシュ

変装や装飾に使用される人毛または人工毛髪の覆いまたは束

🇰🇷Korean

포스티체

변장이나 장식용으로 사용되는 사람의 머리카락이나 인공 머리카락으로 만든 덮개 또는 다발

🇻🇳Vietnamese

postiché

một lớp phủ hoặc bó tóc người hoặc tóc nhân tạo được sử dụng để ngụy trang hoặc trang điểm

🇹🇭Thai

โพสต์

ที่คลุมผมหรือมัดผมมนุษย์หรือผมปลอมที่ใช้สำหรับปลอมตัวหรือตกแต่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

posting

penutup atau seikat rambut manusia atau buatan yang digunakan untuk penyamaran atau perhiasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زائف

غطاء أو حفنة من الشعر البشري أو الاصطناعي تستخدم للتنكر أو الزينة

🇮🇷Persian

پستی

پوشش یا دسته ای از موی انسان یا مصنوعی که برای مبدل کردن یا زینت استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

takma ad

kılık değiştirmek veya süslemek için kullanılan insan veya yapay saçtan oluşan bir kaplama veya demet

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