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Noun Concept
Categories: Iconography, Censorship, English phrases, Book of Genesis, Adam and Eve
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fig leaf  fig leaves  fig-leaf  fig-leaves  Fig leaf covering
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A covering consisting of anything intended to conceal something regarded as shameful WordNet 3.0
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A covering consisting of anything intended to conceal something regarded as shameful WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In culture, a "fig leaf" or "fig-leaf" is a literal or figurative method of obscuring an act or object considered embarrassing or distasteful with something of innocuous appearance. Wikipedia
Leaf of the fig tree, traditionally used in art to obscure nudity Wikidata
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). Wiktionary
IS A
covering
clothing
leaf
PART OF
vine
USE
censoring
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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fig leaf
Wikipedia
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fig leaf
Wikidata
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fig leaf
Wiktionary
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fig leaf
Wikipedia Redirections
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Fig leaf covering, fig leaves, figleaf
Wikidata Alias
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fig-leaf, fig-leaves, fig leaves

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