fig leafnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈfɪɡ ˌliːf/us/ˈfɪɡ ˌliːf/fig leaf noun [ C usually singular ] (LEAF)
the type of leaf sometimes used in paintings to cover a naked person's sex organs
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Parts of plants
- aerial root
- bud
- cambium
- cane
- clove
- corm
- cotyledon
- frond
- lamina
- leafless
- lily pad
- meristem
- micropyle
- nectary
- organ
- rootstock
- testa
- the treetops
- trunk
- twig
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fig leaf noun [ C usually singular ] (FALSE)
UK something that hides something else, especially something that is dishonest or embarrassing:
The spokesperson said the information campaign was a fig leaf to hide the most regressive tax in history.
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Hiding and disguising
- be holed up idiom
- bury
- camo
- camouflage
- cloak
- conceal
- concealment
- hit the deck idiom
- hole up (somewhere)
- illusion
- incognito
- infiltration
- obscure
- sidle
- skulk
- smokescreen
- snuck
- stash
- tuck
- veil
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