/paw steesh", po-/ , adj.
1. superadded, esp. inappropriately, as a sculptural or architectural ornament.
2. artificial, counterfeit, or false.
n.
3. an imitation or substitute.
4. pretense; sham.
5. a false hairpiece.
[ 1850-55; apposticcio appositicius added to. See APPOSITE, -ITIOUS ]