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Fico

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Fíco. n.s. [Italian.] An act of contempt done with the fingers, expressing a fig for you.

Having once recovered his fortress, he then gives the fico to all that his adversaries can by siege, force, or famine attempt against him. Carew's Survey of Cornwal.

Sources: Carew, Thomas (36)

Attributes: Italian (29) · Noun Substantive (1269)

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