fig leaf
- 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
See fig leaf in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun- A stylized representation of the leaf of a fig, used especially to conceal genitals depicted in works of art.
- Something that serves as a usually insufficient concealment or camouflage: “Many fallen executives are still allowed the fig leaf of ‘resignation’” (David Pauly).
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