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noun
- 1. a length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial: "he was buried in a linen shroud" Similar
- 2. a thing that envelops or obscures something: "a shroud of mist" Similar
verb
- 1. wrap or dress (a body) in a shroud for burial: "the body was washed and shrouded"
- 2. cover or envelop so as to conceal from view: "mountains shrouded by cloud"
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SHROUD definition: 1. a cloth or long, loose piece of clothing that is used to wrap a dead body before it is buried 2…. Learn more.
noun. ˈshrau̇d. especially Southern ˈsrau̇d. Synonyms of shroud. 1. : burial garment : winding-sheet, cerement. 2. : something that covers, screens, or guards: such as. a. : one of two flanges that give peripheral support to turbine or fan bedding. b. : a guard (as of ceramic or fiberglass) that protects a spacecraft from the heat of launching. 3.
noun. a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial. Synonyms: winding sheet. something that covers or conceals like a garment: a shroud of rain.
(ʃraʊd ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense shrouds , present participle shrouding , past tense, past participle shrouded. 1. countable noun. A shroud is a cloth which is used for wrapping a dead body. 2. countable noun. You can refer to something that surrounds an object or situation as a shroud of something.
The verb shroud means to hide or cover something or someone. The fog might shroud the valley, or that long-sleeved, ankle-length dress might shroud the tan you worked so hard on in Mexico over Christmas break.
Definition of shroud noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. 1. A cloth used to wrap a body for burial; a winding sheet. 2. Something that conceals, protects, or screens: under a shroud of fog. 3. a. Nautical One of a set of ropes or wire cables stretched from the masthead to the sides of a vessel to support the mast. b. A similar supporting line for a smokestack or comparable structure. c.
Definition of shroud verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SHROUD definition: 1. a cloth used to cover the body of a dead person 2. to be hidden or covered by the dark/fog, etc…. Learn more.
1. A shroud is a cloth which is used for wrapping a dead body. [...] 2. You can refer to something that surrounds an object or situation as a shroud of something. [...] 3. If something has been shrouded in mystery or secrecy, very little information about it has been made available. [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'shroud'
