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FIG LEAF

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A covering consisting of anything intended to conceal something regarded as shameful

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fig leaf" is a kind of...):

covering (an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A leaf from a fig tree

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("fig leaf" is a kind of...):

foliage; leaf; leafage (the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants)

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