fig leaf
nounEtymology
From Middle English *figge leef (attested in the plural figge leves), a partial calque of Old English fīclēaf (“fig leaf”). By surface analysis, fig + leaf.
- inherited from *figge leef✻
Definitions
A leaf of the fig plant.
A representation of leaf of a fig plant used to cover the genitals of a nude figure in a…
A representation of leaf of a fig plant used to cover the genitals of a nude figure in a work of art (alluding to Genesis iii 7, in which Adam and Eve use fig leaves to hide their nakedness).
- This figleaf morality expresses a very unhealthy mental attitude.
Anything used to conceal something undesirable or that one does not want to be discovered.
- In fact, speaking of paedos, the prime minister chose to use one as a figleaf.
The neighborhood
Derived
figleaf, fig-leafed, fig-leaf gourd, fig-leaf squash, fig-leaved
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA