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fig leaf
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
1525–35
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| fig leaf | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a leaf from a fig tree |
| 2. | a representation of a leaf, usually a vine leaf rather than an actual fig leaf, used in painting or sculpture to cover the genitals of nude figures |
| 3. | a device intended to conceal something regarded as shameful or indecent |
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