Shroud Definition
shroud
shrouded, shrouds
noun
shrouds
A cloth used to wrap a corpse for burial; winding sheet.
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Something that covers, protects, or screens; veil; shelter.
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Any of a set of ropes or wires stretched from a ship's side to a masthead to offset lateral strain on the mast.
Webster's New World
A similar supporting line for a smokestack or comparable structure.
American Heritage
Any of the set of lines from the canopy of a parachute to the harness.
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verb
shrouded, shrouds
To wrap (a corpse) in a shroud.
Webster's New World
To envelop and obscure or shut off from sight.
Fog shrouded the city.
American Heritage
To hide from view; cover; screen.
Webster's New World
To envelop or be associated with and make difficult to understand.
American Heritage
To take shelter.
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Origin of Shroud
Old English scrÅ«d, cognate with Old Norse skrúð (“the shrouds of a ship") (> Danish, Norwegian skrud (“splendid attire")).
From Wiktionary
Middle English schrud garment from Old English scrūd
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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