shroud
noun
a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
shroudlike
-
a word derived from
shroud.
Example Sentences
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Either rocket’s shroudlike payload fairing is spacious enough to fit cargo as big or even bigger than JWST, all without the need for folding components into the world’s most expensive origami.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 12, 2022
Director of photography Alexander Dynan uses a lighting scheme that can best be described as subtly oppressive, almost shroudlike, pressing down on the casino scenes, muting their garishness.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2021
Laid out on a shroudlike white sheet, the plants look nuked or oil-drenched, and frozen like fossils.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2016
Are his new friends writhing, leaping creatures whose gossamer garments have a certain shroudlike quality?
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2015
From the back of her shroudlike garments poked a long, wolfish tail.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
