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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

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pl.

Ficoes

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[It., a fig, fr. L.

ficus

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A fig; an insignificant trifle, no more than the snap of one’s thumb; a sign of contempt made by the fingers, expressing. A fig for you.

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Shakespeare

Noun.

An act of contempt done with the fingers, expressing a fig for you.