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Noun: fig leaf  fig leef
  1. A leaf from a fig tree
     
  2. A covering consisting of anything intended to conceal something regarded as shameful

Derived forms: fig leaves

Type of: covering, foliage, leaf, leafage

Encyclopedia: Fig leaf

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FIG
fig
fig leaf
fig marigold
fig moth
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fig tree
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fig wax
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figeater
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