What is "fig"

Fig \Fig\ (f[i^]g), n. [F. figue the fruit of the tree, Pr. figa, fr. L. ficus fig tree, fig. Cf. Fico.]

1. (Bot.) A small fruit tree ( Ficus Carica) with large leaves, known from the remotest antiquity. It was probably native from Syria westward to the Canary Islands.

2. The fruit of a fig tree, which is of round or oblong shape, and of various colors.

   Note: The fruit of a fig tree is really the hollow end of a stem, and bears numerous achenia inside the cavity. Many species have little, hard, inedible figs, and in only a few does the fruit become soft and pulpy. The fruit of the cultivated varieties is much prized in its fresh state, and also when dried or preserved. See Caprification.

3. A small piece of tobacco. [U.S.]

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 (Zo["o]l.), 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 \Fig\, n. Figure; dress; array. [Colloq.]

Were they all in full fig, the females with feathers on their heads, the males with chapeaux bras?
--Prof. Wilson.

Fig \Fig\, v. t. [See Fico, Fig, n.]

1. To insult with a fico, or contemptuous motion. See Fico.

   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.

"dress, equipment," 1823, in phrase in full fig; hence "condition, state of preparedness" (1883). Said to be an abbreviation of figure (n.), perhaps from the abbreviation of that word in plate illustrations in books, etc. According to others, from the fig leaves of Adam and Eve. Related: Figgery.

early 13c., from Old French figue "fig" (12c.), from Old Provençal figa, from Vulgar Latin *fica, corresponding to Latin ficus "fig tree, fig," which, with Greek sykon, Armenian t'uz is "prob. fr. a common Mediterranean source" [Buck], possibly a Semitic one (compare Phoenician pagh "half-ripe fig"). A reborrowing of a word that had been taken directly from Latin as Old English fic "fig, fig-tree."\n

\nThe insulting sense of the word in Shakespeare, etc. (A fig for ...) is 1570s (in 17c. sometimes in Italian form fico), in part from fig as "small, valueless thing," but also from Greek and Italian use of their versions of the word as slang for "vulva," apparently because of how a ripe fig looks when split open [Rawson, Weekley]. Giving the fig (Old French faire la figue, Spanish dar la higa) was an indecent gesture of ancient provenance, made by putting the thumb between two fingers or into the mouth, with the intended effect of the modern gesture of "flipping the bird" (see bird (n.3)). Also compare sycophant.\n

\nUse of fig leaf in figurative sense of "flimsy disguise" (1550s) is from Gen. iii:7. Fig-faun translates Latin faunus ficarius (Jer. l:39).

Etymology 1 n. 1 A fruit-bearing tree or shrub of the genus ''Ficus'' that is native mainly to the tropics. 2 The fruit of the fig tree, pear-shaped and containing many small seeds. 3 A small piece of tobacco. 4 The value of a fig, practically nothing; a fico; a whit. vb. 1 (context obsolete English) To insult with a fico, or contemptuous motion. 2 (context obsolete English) To put into the head of, as something useless or contemptible. Etymology 2

vb. (context intransitive English) To move suddenly or quickly; rove about. Etymology 3

alt. {{non-gloss definition|Abbreviation of (term: figure) (gloss: diagram or illustration).}} n. {{non-gloss definition|Abbreviation of (term: figure) (gloss: diagram or illustration).}}

1. n. a diagram or picture illustrating textual material; "the area covered can be seen from Figure 2" [syn: figure]

2. Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit [syn: common fig, common fig tree, Ficus carica]

3. a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi [syn: Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya, Libyan Fighting Group, Libyan Islamic Group]

4. fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried

5. [also: figging, figged]

Fig, Fig., FIG, or figs may refer to:

• Ficus, a genus of about 850 species of woody trees
• Common fig (Ficus carica), the species of Ficus widely cultivated for its edible fruit

Fig is a crowdfunding platform for video games. The crowdfunding platform was founded by Justin Bailey (formerly, COO of Double Fine Productions), Bob Ippolito, and Freeman White. The advisory board is composed of executives from across the video game industry with previous experience in crowdfunding and investing in video game projects: Aaron Isaksen of the Indie Fund, Brian Fargo of inXile Entertainment, Feargus Urquhart of Obsidian Entertainment, and Tim Schafer of Double Fine Productions. The platform is backed by funding from Spark Capital. Both Alex Rigopulos, from Harmonix, and Cliff Bleszinski, formerly of Epic Games and currently of Boss Key Productions, have since joined the advisory board of Fig.