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Definition of 'fig'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) fige, fygge (also fyke, from (etyl) )[Andreas Franz and Wilhelm Schimper, Plant Geography Upon a Physiological Basis , volume 2 (Berlin: Gebrüder Borntraeger, 1902), page 100].
Another (etyl) root (compare (etyl) ; whence (etyl) sycophant.
Noun
( en-noun)
A fruit-bearing tree or shrub of the genus Ficus that is native mainly to the tropics.
The fruit of the fig tree, pear-shaped and containing many small seeds.
A small piece of tobacco.
The value of a fig, practically nothing; a fico; a whit.
* Shakespeare
- I'll pledge you all; and a fig for Peter!
Derived terms
* caprifig
* fig leaf
* figgy
* figtree
* not give a fig
Verb
( figg)
(obsolete) To insult with a fico, or contemptuous motion.
* Shakespeare
- When Pistol lies, do this, and fig me like / The bragging Spaniard.
(obsolete) To put into the head of, as something useless or contemptible.
- (rfquotek, L'Estrange)
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Etymology 2
Variation of fike.
Verb
(figg)
To move suddenly or quickly; rove about.
Etymology 3
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