Fig leaf
WordNet
noun
(1) A covering consisting of anything intended to conceal something regarded as shameful
(2) A leaf from a fig tree
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A leaf of the fig plant.
- 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).
- Anything used to conceal something undesirable or that one does not want to be discovered.