figleaf

/F IH1 G L IY0 F/
noun
  1. 1

    A leaf of the fig plant.

  2. 2

    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).

  3. 3

    Anything used to conceal something undesirable or that one does not want to be discovered.

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