shroud

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/ ʃraʊd /

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noun

a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.

something that covers or conceals like a garment: a shroud of rain.

Nautical. any of a number of taut ropes or wires converging from both sides on the head of a lower or upper mast of the outer end of a bowsprit to steady it against lateral sway: a part of the standing rigging.

Also called shroud line .Aeronautics. any of a number of suspension cords of a parachute attaching the load to the canopy.

Also called shrouding. Machinery.

(on a nonmetallic gear) an extended metal rim enclosing the ends of the teeth on either side.
(on a water wheel) one of two rings of boards or plates enclosing the buckets at their ends.

Rocketry. a cone-shaped shield that protects the payload of a launch vehicle.

verb (used with object)

to wrap or clothe for burial; enshroud.

to cover; hide from view.

to veil, as in obscurity or mystery: They shrouded their past lives in an effort to forget.

to provide (a water wheel) with a shroud.

Obsolete. to shelter.

verb (used without object)

Archaic. to take shelter.

SYNONYMS FOR shroud

1 winding sheet.

8 conceal, screen.

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Origin of shroud

before 1000; (noun) Middle English; Old English scrūd; cognate with Old Norse skrūth; akin to shred; (v.) Middle English shrouden, derivative of the noun; replacing Middle English shriden,Old English scrȳdan, derivative of scrūd

OTHER WORDS FROM shroud

shroudless, adjectiveshroudlike, adjective

Words nearby shroud

shriven, Shriver, shroff, shroom, Shropshire, shroud, shroud-laid, Shroud of Turin, shrove, Shrove Monday, Shrove Sunday

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Example sentences from the Web for shroud

So if you do see a shroud down the hallway, you might not want to run.
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Dyar views VERITAS as one of a three-part campaign that would ideally peel back the planet’s yellow shroud—an orbiter, an atmospheric probe, and a lander.
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Like most small drones, it integrates automatic obstacle avoidance and uses propeller shrouds to protect both the blades themselves and any objects, persons, or pets that might otherwise encounter them.
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While in cruise flight, it pivots so that the propeller shrouds become wing-like, giving the craft an aerodynamic boost as it flies more like a fixed-wing aircraft than a helicopter.
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Clouds of sulfuric acid shroud the surface from space-based observation, and the extreme heat and pressure destroy most electronics and landing gear in a very short time.
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The shawl, we learn, weaves its way through Mexican life, from its use as a baby carrier to a shroud used to bury the dead.
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People touched the yellow feather shroud, singing “Indian Red” as the transfer of the coffin to the vehicle was done.
Mardi Gras Indian Chief Larry Bannock’s Final Ride|Jason Berry|May 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They buried us without shroud or coffin And in August ... the barley grew up out of our grave.
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The most famous ones are the Mandylion of Edessa, the Veronica and the Shroud of Turin.
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Answering these questions we may come to know ourselves a little better, as well as the Shroud.
The Shroud of Turin and Thomas de Wesselow’s ‘The Sign.’|Thomas de Wesselow|April 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She telegraphed to her servants to strip her house of its summer shroud, and returned early on the day of his choice.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
A great white shroud covered the corpse, closely outlining some of its contours.
Camille (La Dame aux Camilias)|Alexandre Dumas, fils
This shroud was almost completely eaten away at one end, and left one of the feet visible.
Camille (La Dame aux Camilias)|Alexandre Dumas, fils
Ward pulled the shroud back, revealing a horribly mangled body.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Wrapped in their fiery vesture and shroud of flame, they yet exulted in their glorious victory.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow

British Dictionary definitions for shroud

shroud

/ (ʃraʊd) /

noun

a garment or piece of cloth used to wrap a dead body

anything that envelops like a garmenta shroud of mist

a protective covering for a piece of equipment

astronautics a streamlined protective covering used to protect the payload during a rocket-powered launch

nautical one of a pattern of ropes or cables used to stay a mast

any of a set of wire cables stretched between a smokestack or similar structure and the ground, to prevent side sway

Also called: shroud line any of a set of lines running from the canopy of a parachute to the harness

verb

(tr) to wrap in a shroud

(tr) to cover, envelop, or hide

archaic to seek or give shelter

Derived forms of shroud

shroudless, adjective

Word Origin for shroud

Old English scrūd garment; related to Old Norse skrūth gear

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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