fig leaf

Speech parts

1. fig leaf - Noun

2. fig leaf - Phrase

Meaning

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

a leaf from a fig tree

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

fig-leaf

Synonyms

front cap jacket cover appearance screen binding roof sheet blind envelope mask bark canvas disguise
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Antonyms

see attack opposition showing explain dispute
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Hypernyms

covering leaf foliage leafage

Examples

I've never turned over a fig leaf yet that didn't have a price tag on the other side. Saul Bellow

Home ownership was the fig leaf for the rise in subprime lending. But that was really about cash-out refinancings, not buying homes. Bethany McLean

I never yet touched a fig leaf that didn't turn into a price tag. Saul Bellow

Chinks in America's egalitarian armor are not hard to find. Democracy is the fig leaf of elitism. Florence King

National security is the fig leaf against freedom of information. Ralph Nader

Among the meats are: the beef steaks, pork loin with milk, fig leaf quail, marinated goose, etc. Canary Islands main The Canary Islands have a unique cuisine due to their geographical location in the Atlantic ocean. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

fig leaf

Close letter words and terms

fiftysomething fig fig insect fig leaves fig marigold fig moth