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postiche vs dress

dress vs postiche

postiche and dress both are nouns.

postiche is not an adjective while dress is an adjective.

postiche is not a verb while dress is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
postiche Yes No No No
dress Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, dress is a hypernym of postiche; that is, dress is a word with a broader meaning than postiche:
  • postiche: a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment
  • dress: clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
Other hypernyms of postiche include attire, garb.
postiche (noun) dress (noun)
something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
clothing in general
postiche (adjective) dress (adjective)
(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
suitable for formal occasions
postiche (verb) dress (verb)
put on clothes
provide with clothes or put clothes on
apply a bandage or medication to
arrange attractively
dress or groom with elaborate care
give a neat appearance to
dress in a certain manner
kill and prepare for market or consumption
convert into leather
put a dressing on
put a finish on
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
provide with decoration
cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
arrange in ranks
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