fig leaf

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Определение fig leaf в Английский Язык Турецкий язык словарь: incir yaprağı; kılıf; gizlenmesi gereken şeyin örtüsü; incir yaprağı

Английский Язык - Английский Язык

Определение fig leaf в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: Anything used to conceal something undesirable or that one does not want to be discovered; A representation of leaf of a fig plant used to cover the genitals of a nude figure in a work of art (alluding to Genesis iii 7, in which Adam and Eve use fig leaves to hide their nakedness); A leaf of the fig plant; a leaf from a fig tree; a covering consisting of anything intended to conceal something regarded as shameful; disapproval People sometimes refer disapprovingly to something which is intended to hide or prevent an embarrassing situation as a fig leaf. This deal is little more than a fig leaf for the continued destruction of the landscape. the large leaf of the fig tree, sometimes shown in paintings as covering people's sex organs; A fig leaf is a large leaf which comes from the fig tree. A fig leaf is sometimes used in painting and sculpture to cover the genitals of a naked body; a covering consisting of anything intended to conceal something regarded as shameful a leaf from a fig tree; leaf of a fig tree; something which conceals or hides (usually insufficiently or inadequately); Alternative spelling of fig leaf
figleaf: Alternative spelling of fig leaf
figleaf: {n} the leaf of a figtree, thin covering

fig leaf

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fig Leaf

fîg lif

/ˈfəg ˈlēf/ /ˈfɪɡ ˈliːf/

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