A decorative border of fig leaves; a leaf shaped somewhat like a narrow phallus, as of a seaweed or
lichen; personal
regalia often used as camouflage by US Marines in hot climates in World War II, but not presently being recommended in the US Armed Services for wear as camouflage or other bodily ornament, for those unfortunates currently serving in an
urban jungle of forgotten dreams, or other built up areas or ethnic urban ghettos, either in the States or elsewhere.
The Marine said, “My
frond is slipping,” having little or no dress sense while in his current
deployment in the field, as he should have just been wearing the right makeup or other appropriate
camouflage for the job in the desert of forgotten dreams.
