Definitions for shroud

Definitions for (noun) shroud

Main entry: pall, cerement, shroud, winding-clothes, winding-sheet

Definition: burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped


Main entry: tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, sheet, shroud

Definition: (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind


Main entry: shroud

Definition: a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute


Definitions for (verb) shroud

Main entry: shroud

Definition: wrap in a shroud

Usage: shroud the corpses


Main entry: enshroud, shroud, hide, cover

Definition: cover as if with a shroud

Usage: The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery


Main entry: shroud

Definition: form a cover like a shroud

Usage: Mist shrouded the castle


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