4. The value of a fig, practically nothing; a fico; -- used in scorn or
contempt. "A fig for Peter." Shak.
Cochineal fig. See Conchineal fig. -- Fig dust, a preparation of fine
oatmeal for feeding caged birds. -- Fig faun, one of a class of rural
deities or monsters supposed to live on figs. "Therefore shall dragons
dwell there with the fig fauns." Jer. i. 39. (Douay version). -- Fig
gnat (Zoˆl.), a small fly said to be injurious to figs. -- Fig leaf,
the leaf tree; hence, in allusion to the first clothing of Adam and Eve
(Genesis iii.7), a covering for a thing that ought to be concealed;
esp., an inadequate covering; a symbol for affected modesty. -- Fig
marigold (Bot.), the name of several plants of the genus
Mesembryanthemum, some of which are prized for the brilliancy and
beauty of their flowers. -- Fig tree (Bot.), any tree of the genus
Ficus, but especially F. Carica which produces the fig of commerce.
Fig, v. t. [See Fico, Fig, n.] 1. To insult with a fico, or
contemptuous motion. See Fico. [Obs.]
When Pistol lies, do this, and fig me like The bragging Spaniard.
Shak.
2. To put into the head of, as something useless o&?; contemptible.
[Obs.] L'Estrange.