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shroud
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/ ÊraÊd /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Archaic. to take shelter.
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Origin of shroud
before 1000; (noun) Middle English; Old English scrÅ«d; cognate with Old Norse skrÅ«th; akin to shred; (v.) Middle English shrouden, derivative of the noun; replacing Middle English shriden,Old English scryÌdan, derivative of scrÅ«d
OTHER WORDS FROM shroud
shroudless, adjectiveshroudlike, adjectiveWords nearby shroud
shriven, Shriver, shroff, shroom, Shropshire, shroud, shroud-laid, Shroud of Turin, shrove, Shrove Monday, Shrove Sunday
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British Dictionary definitions for shroud
shroud
/ (ÊraÊd) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of shroud
shroudless, adjectiveWord Origin for shroud
Old English scrūd garment; related to Old Norse skrūth gear
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