fig leaf
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Tweet n. 1. A stylized representation of the leaf of a fig, used especially to conceal genitals depicted in works of art. 2. Something that serves as a usually insufficient concealment or camouflage: "Many fallen executives are still allowed the fig leaf of 'resignation'" (David Pauly). |
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