Fig1, n.
n. [A-S. fic, Lat. ficus, Fr. figue, Pr. figa, figua, O. Sp. & Pg. figo, N. Sp. higo, It. fico, O. H. Ger. figâ, N. H. Ger. feige, D. vyg or vijg.]
Sense 1. (Bot.) A fruit-tree of the genus Ficus, growing in warm climates, of which the Ficus carica is the principal species.
Sense 2. The fruit of the fig tree, which is of a round or oblong shape, and of various colors.
Sense 3. A small piece of tobacco. [U. S.]
Sense 4. A worthless thing; — in expressions of contempt; as, not to care a fig.
I'll pledge you all, and a fig for Peter. Shak.
Sense 5. (Far.) An excrescence on the frog of a horse's foot resulting from a bruise.
Sense 6. Figure; dress; array. [Colloq.]
Were they all in full fig, the females with feathers on their heads, the males with chapeaux bras? Prof. Wilson.
