Meaning of shroud in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  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 »

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  2. 2. form a cover like a shroud

    Examples

    • « Mist shrouded the castle »

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  3. 3. wrap in a shroud

    Examples

    • « shroud the corpses »

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  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

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  6. 3. burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped

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Famous quotes

  • « Clouds symbolize the veils that shroud God. »
    Honore de Balzac
  • « And whoever walks a furlong without sympathy walks to his own funeral drest in his shroud. »
    Walt Whitman

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