shroud
noun
a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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"See, I am shrouding my poor children; what a task for a mother!"—She then called Miss Betsey to take leave of us.
From The History of Mary Prince A West Indian Slave by Mary Prince