Definition of Shroud
Shroud
shroud
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(noun)
an enveloping garment or piece of cloth in which a dead person is wrapped so they can be buried;
e.g. She was wrapped in a shroud of black linen.
(noun)
something that envelopes, covers, or obscures something from view;
e.g. We couldn't see the features of the room due to the shroud of smoke within.
(noun)
a cover or casing that screens, protects, or guards some part of technical equipment;
e.g. The shroud prevents the structure from being melted by the intense heat.
(noun)
each of the ropes in the set that supports some fabric framework, such as the ropes in the rigging that support the mast of a boat or ship or the ropes that join the harness of a parachute to the canopy;
e.g. A shroud of the parachute was caught in a tree branch.
(verb)
to obscure something or cut it off from view (literally or figuratively), or to veil its true appearance and disguise it as something else;
e.g. The clouds shroud the buildings and make them difficult to see. These new conditions shroud our decision with questions.
(verb)
to dress or wrap a dead body for burial;
e.g. The family members came together to shroud the body.
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