fig

FIG, noun [Latin ficus; Heb.] 1. The fruit of the fig tree, which is of a round or oblong shape, and a dark purplish color, with a pulp of a sweet taste. But the varieties are numerous; some being blue, others red, and others of a dark brown color. 2. The fig tree. FIG, verb transitive 1. To insult with ficoes or contemptuous motions of the fingers. [Little used.] 2. To put something useless into one's head. [Not used.] FIG'-APPLE, noun A species of apple. FIG'-GNAT, noun An insect of the fly kind. FIG'-LEAF, noun The leaf of a fig tree; also, a thin covering in allusion to the first covering of Adam and Eve.