;Posted on 11/03/2015 5:52:00 PM PST by Louis Foxwell
;In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
postiche [paw STEESH]
adjective
A superflous and inappropriate addition to a finished work, like a sculpture or other ornament stuck onto a building, may be described as postiche.
More generally, postiche applies to things counterfeit or false.
As a noun, a postiche is a superfluous and unbecoming addition, a sham, an imitation of or substitute for the real thing, a pretense, and in a special use, a wig or hairpiece, a particular type of replacement of the genuine article.
Postiche was taken from the French, where it has all those meanings; they got it from the italian posticcio or apposticcio (artificial, sham; capelli apposticci means "false hair"); and they took it from the Latin apposticius (false, put on).
A more common synonymous expression is "gilding the lily".
Of course all this makes us think, inexorably, of Donald's hair, explicitly NOT postiche but madly accused of being such, as, arguably, is the man himself.
Necklaces — especially if they are made of fine gold, or silver, are NEVER a postiche. They are a necessity! ;)
I don’t know those kind of people anymore. I’m middle aged. LOL
It would be neat to actually do so above board and without the threat of punishment.
Awesome news.
Our biggest race was for state senator and the Republican beat Cuomo’s pick 41,894 to 11,458. Wow. The Dem had been in politics in a Dem area for decades. I started seeing stuff on FB yesterday making me think this wouldn’t even be close, but WOW. Republicans swept everything pretty much. I suspect the folks are MAD and Hillary is toast.
The presidency would be a postiche crown
for the wife of the cigar sexing clown.
Enough of this meddlesome twosome
like two day old gum that’s been chewed some
this detestable pair needs to go down.
..........LMAO
let’s not get carried away. I would love for that to be true, but I cannot get my hopes up.
I stand corrected.
Looking at this, I might be past middle now.
Lordy, if you two are middle aged, it’s a wonder I am not dead! LOL!
wait is the upshot of this that i’m supposed to off myself?
What’s that Granny? ;-)
sorry, it’s GRAMMY : ) and I wear it proudly!
Don’t do that, we need the wisdom of our elders
:-)
you were just a stem cell, a short while ago!
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