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   Shroud

   /SHroud/

   

   noun

   • 1. a length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial: "he was buried in a linen shroud" Similar winding sheetgrave clothesburial clothescerementschrisom
   • ▪ a protective casing or cover: technical "the trigger shroud prevents snagging on clothing"
   • 2. a thing that envelops or obscures something: "a shroud of mist" Similar coveringcoverpallcloakmaskmantleblanketsheetlayeroverlayenvelopecloudveilscreencurtaincanopy
   • 3. a set of ropes forming part of the standing rigging of a sailing vessel and supporting the mast from the sides.
   • ▪ each of the lines joining the canopy of a parachute to the harness.

   verb

   • 1. wrap or dress (a body) in a shroud for burial: "the body was washed and shrouded"
   • 2. cover or envelop so as to conceal from view: "mountains shrouded by cloud"

   Word Origin late Old Englishscrūd ‘garment, clothing’, of Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘cut’; related to shred. An early sense of the verb (Middle English) was ‘cover so as to protect’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. shroudless adjective

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   What does shroud mean?

   • Spelling Bee Quiz Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli... The meaning of SHROUD is burial garment : winding-sheet, cerement. How to use shroud in a sentence.

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   What is a shroud used for?

   • While a shroud alone was acceptable for burial in many cultures, especially among the poor, shrouds can also be used to wrap a body before casketing, or a shrouded body can be cremated. Shrouds have also been used historically to wrap bodies for burial at sea, in which case the shroud may be weighted so that the body sinks.

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   What is a shroud line?

   • (Aeronautics) Also called: shroud line any of a set of lines running from the canopy of a parachute to the harness n. 1. a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial. 2. something that covers, conceals, or protects: a shroud of darkness.

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   What is a synonym for shrouded?

   • Shrouded may be defined as “ Provided with a shroud or shrouds ”. A synonym for Shrouded is veiled. Using a synonym can be a good alternative for using “Shrouded”. You might be able to find more answers by using these: We found 4 answers for the crossword clue Shrouded . A further 4 clues may be related.

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   shroud: 1 n burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped Synonyms: cerement , pall , winding-clothes , winding-sheet Type of: burial garment cloth used to cover a corpse in preparation for burial n (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind Synonyms: mainsheet , sheet , tack , ...

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   SHROUD definition: 1. a cloth used to cover the body of a dead person 2. to be hidden or covered by the dark/fog, etc…. Learn more.

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   a shroud of darkness/mist Word Origin late Old English scrūd ‘garment, clothing’, of Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘cut’; related to shred . An early sense of the verb (Middle English) was ‘cover so as to protect’.