Thesaurus / fig leaf
other words for fig leaf
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Frequently they are found in alveolar arrangement, retaining the original outline of the alveoli of the lung (Fig. 4, b).
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Each is surrounded by a gelatinous capsule, which is its distinctive feature (Fig. 9).
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The specific gravity is most conveniently estimated by means of the urinometer—Squibb's is preferable (Fig. 14).
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Crystals of urea nitrate or oxalate (Fig. 19) will soon appear and can be recognized with the microscope.
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Hydrogen sulphid is easily prepared in the simple apparatus shown in Fig. 30.
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Not a zephyr ruffled the leaf of a rose, and a soft breathing fragrance bathed his reposing senses.
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTER
Hitherto, I have not given the subject much consideration, but I turn over a new leaf from the date of this adventure.
GLANCES AT EUROPEHORACE GREELEY
The "torfuge" (Fig. 31) is said to be a very satisfactory substitute for the centrifuge, and is readily portable.
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Virginia leaf still continues to flourish, and to-day it is the great agricultural product of the State.
Rarely, sodium urate occurs in crystalline form—slender prisms, arranged in fan- or sheaf-like structures (Fig. 32).
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WORDS RELATED TO FIG LEAF
- awning
- bark
- binding
- camouflage
- canopy
- canvas
- cap
- caparison
- case
- ceiling
- cloak
- clothing
- coating
- covering
- coverlet
- disguise
- dome
- dress
- drop
- envelope
- facade
- false front
- fig leaf
- front
- guise
- hood
- integument
- jacket
- lid
- marquee
- mask
- masquerade
- overlay
- paint
- parasol
- polish
- pretense
- put-on
- roof
- screen
- seal
- semblance
- sheath
- sheet
- shroud
- smoke screen
- spread
- stopper
- tarp
- tarpaulin
- tegument
- tent
- top
- umbrella
- varnish
- veil
- veneer
- window-dressing
- wrapper
- awning
- bark
- binding
- camouflage
- canopy
- canvas
- cap
- caparison
- case
- ceiling
- cloak
- clothing
- coating
- covering
- coverlet
- disguise
- dome
- dress
- drop
- envelope
- facade
- false front
- fig leaf
- front
- guise
- hood
- integument
- jacket
- lid
- marquee
- mask
- masquerade
- overlay
- paint
- parasol
- polish
- pretense
- put-on
- roof
- screen
- seal
- semblance
- sheath
- sheet
- shroud
- smoke screen
- spread
- stopper
- tarp
- tarpaulin
- tegument
- tent
- top
- umbrella
- varnish
- veil
- veneer
- window-dressing
- wrapper
- beard
- blind
- camouflage
- charade
- cloak
- color
- coloring
- concealment
- costume
- counterfeit
- cover-up
- dissimulation
- dress
- facade
- face
- faking
- false front
- fig leaf
- front
- get-up
- guise
- illusion
- make-believe
- mask
- masquerade
- pageant
- pen name
- pretense
- pretension
- pretentiousness
- pseudonym
- put-on
- red herring
- screen
- semblance
- smoke screen
- trickery
- veil
- veneer
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