shroud
noun
a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
Example Sentences
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Dozens of relatives and mourners gathered at Nasser Hospital, where the bodies of some of those killed were laid out in white shrouds.
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
She feels cleansed by the sea and the fog that shrouds the world’s ugliness, and believes there is happiness to be salvaged from the wreckage of her past.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025
The production design by Tamara Deverell is superb as are the costumes by Kate Hawley, who shrouds Goth in dramatic chiffon layers and dresses laced to highlight her vertebrae.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025
Rescuers could not find enough funeral shrouds for all the bodies.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2025
She knew the shrouds weren’t Lucera, they couldn’t be.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
