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Shroud
ʃraʊd
Shroud definitions
noun
shroud
shrouds
- a length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial
"he was buried in a linen shroud"
- a protective casing or cover
"the trigger shroud prevents snagging on clothing"
- a thing that envelops or obscures something
"a shroud of mist"
- a set of ropes forming part of the standing rigging of a sailing boat and supporting the mast or topmast
- each of the lines joining the canopy of a parachute to the harness
verb
shroud
shrouded
shrouding
shrouds
- wrap or dress (a body) in a shroud for burial
"the body was washed and shrouded"
- cover or envelop so as to conceal from view
"mountains shrouded by cloud"