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