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Toupee vs Postiche - What's the difference?

toupee | postiche | Hyponyms |

Postiche is a hyponym of toupee.



As nouns the difference between toupee and postiche

is that toupee is a wig of false hair worn to cover a bald spot, especially as worn by a man while postiche is any item of false hair worn on the head or face, such as a false beard or wig.

toupee

English

(wikipedia toupee)

Alternative forms

* toupe * * toupet

Noun

(en noun)
  • A wig of false hair worn to cover a bald spot, especially as worn by a man.
  • (obsolete) A little tuft; a curl or artificial lock of hair.
  • (obsolete) A small wig, or a toppiece of a wig.
  • * G. Eliot
    • Her powdered hair is turned backward over a toupee .
    (Webster 1913)

    postiche

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Any item of false hair worn on the head or face, such as a false beard or wig.
  • * 1993 , Patsy Baker, Wigs & Makeup for Theatre, Television, and Film , page 150
    • This type of postiche is called a 'combination wig' because it mixes hand-made work with machine-made work.
  • * 2001 , Allan Peterkin, One Thousand Beards: A cultural history of facial hair , page 17
    • both kings and queens enjoyed wearing lavish fake beards made of gold and silver called postiches , which were strapped behind the ears like a Halloween mask.

    Hyponyms

    * (false hair) hairpiece, toupee, weave, wig