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t. [FIG (1), s.] *1. To insult any one with ficoes or contemptuous motions of the fingers. [FICO.] "When Pistol lies, do this; and fig me like The bragging Spaniard." Shakesp.: Henry IV ., Pt. II ., v. 3. *2. To put something usele into one's head. "Away to the sow she goes, and figs her in the crown with another story." -L'Estrange. 3. To apply ginger to the fundament of a horse, in order to make him appear lively and spirited. fig (2), v. t. [FIG (2), 8.] To dre , to deck, to set out.