Fig Leaves is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Howard Hawks, released by Fox Film Corporation, and starring George O'Brien and Olive Borden...
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appearance. The use of an actual fig leaf for the purpose originates in Western painting and sculpture, where leaves would be used by the artist themselves...
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species. A fig plant is a small deciduous tree or large shrub growing up to 7–10 m (23–33 ft) tall, with smooth white bark. Its large leaves have three...
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The Fig Leaves Are Falling is a musical with a book and lyrics by Allan Sherman and music by Albert Hague. It was inspired by Sherman's 1966 divorce following...
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Ficus lyrata (redirect from Fiddle-leaved Fig)
fiddle-leaf fig, banjo fig, fiddle-leaved fig tree, lyre leaf fig tree, or lyre-leaved fig tree, is a species of plant in the mulberry and fig family Moraceae...
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Expurgation (redirect from Fig-leaf edition)
genitals of nudes in classical and Renaissance statues and paintings with fig leaves. Another term used in related discourse is censorship by political correctness...
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Forbidden fruit (section Fig)
made their own fig leaf clothing: "And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig-leaves together, and made...
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held to be a fig tree, given the proximate reference in the Book of Genesis (chapter 3 verse 7) to Adam and Eve sewing together fig leaves to make clothes...
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Sarma (food) (redirect from Stuffed grape leaves)
fresh tender fig leaves called "thrion" were used instead of grape leaves to create the dish. In some parts of Greece today, fig leaves are still used...
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Ficus macrophylla (redirect from Moreton Bay Fig)
with fig wasps; figs are pollinated only by fig wasps, and fig wasps can reproduce only in fig flowers. The wasp partner of the Moreton Bay Fig is Pleistodontes...
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Cucurbita ficifolia (redirect from Fig-leafed gourd)
adjacent plants and structures. Its leaves resemble fig leaves, hence its Latin species name ficifolia, which means fig leaf. The plant is monoecious with...
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Dolma (redirect from Stuffed Grape Leaves with Rice)
been found in Medieval Arabic cookbooks and, in Ancient Greek cuisine, fig leaves stuffed with sweetened cheese were called thrion. The word dolma, of Turkish...
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Ficus maclellandii (redirect from Alii fig)
Ficus maclellandii (common name Alii fig or banana-leaf fig) is a species of fig plant native to India, Southeast Asia and China. It is an evergreen often...
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Ficus sycomorus (redirect from Fig-mulberry)
called the sycamore fig or the fig-mulberry (because the leaves resemble those of the mulberry), sycamore, or sycomore, is a fig species that has been...
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feet, lifts her off the ground. Frans B. M. de Waal (2001). "Bonobos and Fig Leaves". The ape and the sushi master : cultural reflections by a primatologist...
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Fig wasps are wasps of the superfamily Chalcidoidea which spend their larval stage inside figs. Some are pollinators but others simply feed off the plant...
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Ficus pumila (redirect from Dwarf Creeping Fig)
Ficus pumila, commonly known as the creeping fig or climbing fig, is a species of flowering plant in the mulberry family, native to East Asia (China,...
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typically foliage: in examples from antiquity fig leaves, and in medieval iconography and heraldry, typically the leaves of ivy and of the water-lily. The first...
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that had diagonal stripes of red and black," he explained, "and to have a fig wreath circled in the center of it, and a blunted sword. Of course, we had...
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Sherman wrote the book and lyrics – with music by Albert Hague – for The Fig Leaves Are Falling, a flop Broadway musical that ran only four performances,...
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Ficus auriculata (redirect from Roxburgh fig)
Roxburgh fig, Elephant ear tree) is a type of fig tree, native to subtropical and tropical mainland Asia. It is noted for its big and round leaves and edible...
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Ficus microcarpa (redirect from Curtain fig)
Chinese banyan, Malayan banyan, Indian laurel, curtain fig, or gajumaru (ガジュマル), is a tree in the fig family Moraceae. It is native in a range from China...
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Ficus coronata (redirect from Creek Sandpaper Fig)
Ficus coronata, commonly known as the sandpaper fig or creek sandpaper fig, is a cauliflorous species of fig tree, native to Australia. It is found along...
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a serpent. After doing so, they realize that they are naked, and sew fig leaves together as coverings in a futile attempt to hide their loss of innocence...
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Ficus benjamina (redirect from Weeping fig)
diameter of 10 metres (33 ft). It is a relatively small-leaved fig. The changeable leaves are simple, entire and stalked. The petiole is 1 to 2.5 cm (3⁄8...
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of Euphemisms and Other Doubletalk: Being a Compilation of Linguistic Fig Leaves and Verbal Flourishes for Artful Users of the English Language. New York:...
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Domestication of Ficus carica (section Smyrna figs)
are also many references to figs within the Bible. One example being, when Adam and Eve dress themselves with fig leaves after eating the forbidden fruit...
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sensitive to frost. Mission fig trees are almost always infected with Fig mosaic virus, which can affect the color and shape of leaves, but usually does not...
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nominated for Tony Awards for her lead performances in the musicals The Fig Leaves Are Falling and Ballroom, as well as a Golden Globe award for her appearances...
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