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- Dictionaryshroud/ʃraʊd/
noun
- 1. a length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial: "he was buried in a linen shroud" Similar
- 2. a thing that envelops or obscures something: "a shroud of mist" Similar
verb
- 1. wrap or dress (a body) in a shroud for burial: "the body was washed and shrouded"
- 2. cover or envelop so as to conceal from view: "mountains shrouded by cloud"
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SHROUD definition: 1. a cloth or long, loose piece of clothing that is used to wrap a dead body before it is buried 2…. Learn more.
The meaning of SHROUD is burial garment : winding-sheet, cerement. How to use shroud in a sentence.
Definition of shroud noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial. Synonyms: winding sheet. something that covers or conceals like a garment: a shroud of rain.
A shroud is a cloth which is used for wrapping a dead body. 2. countable noun. You can refer to something that surrounds an object or situation as a shroud of something. ...a parked car huddled under a shroud of grey snow. [ + of] Ministers are as keen as ever to wrap their activities in a shroud of secrecy. [ + of]
n. 1. A cloth used to wrap a body for burial; a winding sheet. 2. Something that conceals, protects, or screens: under a shroud of fog. 3. a. Nautical One of a set of ropes or wire cables stretched from the masthead to the sides of a vessel to support the mast. b. A similar supporting line for a smokestack or comparable structure. c.
The verb shroud means to hide or cover something or someone. The fog might shroud the valley, or that long-sleeved, ankle-length dress might shroud the tan you worked so hard on in Mexico over Christmas break.
SHROUD definition: 1. a cloth used to cover the body of a dead person 2. to be hidden or covered by the dark/fog, etc…. Learn more.
shroud something in something (of darkness, clouds, cloth, etc.) to cover or hide something. The city was shrouded in mist. furniture shrouded in dust sheets. Want to learn more?
shroud / ʃraʊd / n. a garment or piece of cloth used to wrap a dead body; anything that envelops like a garment: a shroud of mist; a protective covering for a piece of equipment; a streamlined protective covering used to protect the payload during a rocket-powered launch; one of a pattern of ropes or cables used to stay a mast; vb (transitive ...
