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fig leaf

 
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–noun
1. the leaf of a fig tree.
2. a representation of a fig leaf, used as an ornament in architecture, as a cover for the genitalia on a statue or in a painting, etc.
3. something intended to conceal what may be considered indecorous or indecent: to approach the facts of life with the fig leaves of roundabout expressions.
Origin:
1525–35
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fig leaf  
n.  

  1. A stylized representation of the leaf of a fig, used especially to conceal genitals depicted in works of art.

  2. Something that serves as a usually insufficient concealment or camouflage: "Many fallen executives are still allowed the fig leaf of 'resignation'" (David Pauly).

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