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Meaning of shroud in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ʃraʊd/

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  1. Verb

    shroud

    Definitions

    1. cover as if with a shroud

    Examples

    • « The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery »
  2. 2. form a cover like a shroud

    Examples

    • « Mist shrouded the castle »
  3. 3. wrap in a shroud

    Examples

    • « shroud the corpses »
  4. Noun

    shroud

    Etymology

    late Old English scrūd ‘garment, clothing’, of Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘cut’; related to shred. An early sense of the verb (Middle English) was ‘cover so as to protect’

    Definitions

    1. a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute
  5. 2. (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
  6. 3. burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped

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