Word Study
Index
: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
[2x]
: F F. Fa Fb Fc Fd Fe Fh Fi Fj Fl Fm Fn Fo Fp Fr Fs Ft Fu Fw Fy
Table of Contents
POS
CIDE DICTIONARY
fifty-seven | fifty-six | fifty-three | fifty-two | fig | fig leaf | fig marigold | fig moth | fig out | fig tree | fig up

fig leaf

RELATED WORDS :


 : 
Noun Phrase

CIDE DICTIONARY

fig leaf,  
  •  The leaf from a fig tree.  [PJC]
  •  An ornamental design shaped like the leaf of a fig tree, used in architecture; also, a design shaped like a fig leaf to cover genitalia in sculpture or paintings -- in reference to the biblical story in Genesis of Adam and Eve, who covered their privates with fig leaves.  [PJC]
  •  Anything used to conceal what is considered embarrassing or indecent. See sense 2.  [PJC]

For further exploring for "fig leaf" in Webster Dictionary Online


TIP #09: Tell your friends ... become a ministry partner ... use the NET Bible on your site. [ALL]
created in 0.36 seconds
powered by bible.org