shroud
11shroud — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ burial, funeral, mourning VERB + SHROUD ▪ wrap sb in ▪ A human form lay there, wrapped in a shroud. PREPOSI …
12shroud — {{11}}shroud (n.) O.E. scrud a garment, clothing, from W.Gmc. *skruthan, from P.Gmc. *skrud cut (Cf. O.N. skruð shroud of a ship, Dan., Swed. skrud dress, attire ), variant of *skreud to cut, related to O.E. screade (see SHRED (Cf …
13shroud — en·shroud; shroud; shroud·less; shroud·man; un·shroud; …
14shroud — I UK [ʃraʊd] / US noun [countable] Word forms shroud : singular shroud plural shrouds 1) a piece of cloth that is wrapped around a dead body before it is buried 2) mainly literary something that covers or hides something A shroud of darkness hung …
15shroud — shroud1 [ʃraud] n [: Old English; Origin: scrud] 1.) a cloth that is wrapped around a dead person s body before it is buried 2.) literary something that hides or covers something ▪ The fog rolled in, and a grey shroud covered the city. shroud of… …
16shroud — shroud1 [ ʃraud ] noun count 1. ) a piece of cloth that is wrapped around a dead body before it is buried 2. ) MAINLY LITERARY something that covers or hides something: A shroud of darkness hung over the city. shroud shroud 2 [ ʃraud ] verb… …
17shroud — [[t]ʃra͟ʊd[/t]] shrouds, shrouding, shrouded 1) N COUNT A shroud is a cloth which is used for wrapping a dead body. 2) N COUNT: N of n You can refer to something that surrounds an object or situation as a shroud of something. ...a parked car… …
18shroud — shroudless, adj. shroudlike, adj. /shrowd/, n. 1. a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial. 2. something that covers or conceals like a garment: a shroud of rain. 3. Naut. any of a number of taut ropes or wires converging from… …
19shroud — noun 1》 a length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial. 2》 a thing that envelops or obscures: a shroud of mist. 3》 technical a protective casing or cover. 4》 (shrouds) a set of ropes forming part of the… …
20shroud — 1. noun 1) the shroud of Turin Syn: winding sheet; historical cerements 2) a shroud of mist a shroud of secrecy Syn: covering, cover, cloak, mantle, blanket, layer, cloud, veil …
