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synonyms for fig leaf
- canvas
- cap
- dress
- envelope
- jacket
- lid
- roof
- screen
- sheet
- tent
- top
- umbrella
- awning
- bark
- binding
- canopy
- caparison
- case
- ceiling
- cloak
- clothing
- coating
- covering
- coverlet
- dome
- hood
- integument
- marquee
- overlay
- paint
- parasol
- sheath
- shroud
- stopper
- tarp
- tarpaulin
- tegument
- wrapper
- wraps
- camouflage
- cloak
- guise
- trickery
- veil
- beard
- blind
- charade
- color
- coloring
- concealment
- costume
- counterfeit
- cover-up
- dissimulation
- dress
- facade
- face
- faking
- front
- illusion
- make believe
- mask
- masquerade
- pageant
- pretense
- pretension
- pretentiousness
- pseudonym
- put on
- screen
- semblance
- veneer
- false front
- getup
- pen name
- red herring
- smokescreen
- camouflage
- cloak
- veil
- affectation
- air
- appearance
- aspect
- beard
- blind
- concealment
- cover up
- disguise
- dissembling
- dissimulation
- domino
- facade
- front
- guise
- hood
- masquerade
- pose
- posture
- pretense
- pretext
- put on
- screen
- semblance
- show
- simulation
- veneer
- visage
- visor
- disguisement
- window dressing
- alibi
- excuse
- guise
- ploy
- pretense
- ruse
- affectation
- appearance
- bluff
- cleanup
- cloak
- color
- coloring
- cover
- cover-up
- device
- face
- feint
- front
- mask
- masquerade
- plea
- routine
- semblance
- show
- simulation
- stall
- stratagem
- subterfuge
- veil
- come-off
- cop-out
- cover story
- red herring
- song and dance
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Frequently they are found in alveolar arrangement, retaining the original outline of the alveoli of the lung (Fig. 4, b).
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDEach is surrounded by a gelatinous capsule, which is its distinctive feature (Fig. 9).
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDThe specific gravity is most conveniently estimated by means of the urinometer—Squibb's is preferable (Fig. 14).
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDCrystals of urea nitrate or oxalate (Fig. 19) will soon appear and can be recognized with the microscope.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDHydrogen sulphid is easily prepared in the simple apparatus shown in Fig. 30.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDNot 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 PORTERHitherto, I have not given the subject much consideration, but I turn over a new leaf from the date of this adventure.
GLANCES AT EUROPEHORACE GREELEYThe "torfuge" (Fig. 31) is said to be a very satisfactory substitute for the centrifuge, and is readily portable.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDVirginia leaf still continues to flourish, and to-day it is the great agricultural product of the State.
TOBACCO; ITS HISTORY, VARIETIES, CULTURE, MANUFACTURE AND COMMERCEE. R. BILLINGS.Rarely, sodium urate occurs in crystalline form—slender prisms, arranged in fan- or sheaf-like structures (Fig. 32).
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDWORDS RELATED TO FIG LEAF
- beard
- blind
- camouflage
- charade
- cloak
- color
- coloring
- concealment
- costume
- counterfeit
- cover-up
- dissimulation
- dress
- facade
- face
- faking
- false front
- fig leaf
- front
- getup
- guise
- illusion
- make believe
- mask
- masquerade
- pageant
- pen name
- pretense
- pretension
- pretentiousness
- pseudonym
- put on
- red herring
- screen
- semblance
- smokescreen
- trickery
- veil
- veneer
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