Fig leaf
Fig leaf noun - A leaf from a fig tree.
Penumbra
Penumbra noun - Something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth.
Usage example: a penumbra of despair fell over the doomed city
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Penumbra and Fig leaf. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fig_leaf/penumbra
Fig leaf & Penumbra. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fig_leaf/penumbra>.
Penumbra or Fig leaf. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fig_leaf/penumbra.
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