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Definition of 'fig leaf'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) fig leaf
the leaf of a fig tree.

2. fig leaf
a representation of a fig leaf, esp. a cover for the genitalia on a statue or in a painting.

3. fig leaf
something intended to conceal what may be considered improper.

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) fig leaf
a leaf from a fig tree

2. (noun) fig leaf
a covering consisting of anything intended to conceal something regarded as shameful

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