fig leaf
fig leaf
Definition
fig leaf
noun
- a leaf of a fig tree
- a representation of such a leaf used, as in sculpture, to conceal the genitals of a nude
- anything intended to conceal
fig leaf
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- become: The NHS has now become the fig leaf for New Labor's vapid core.
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