Main Entry: ²shroud

Function: verb

Date: 14th century

transitive verb

1 a archaic : to cover for protection b obsolete : conceal
2 a : to cut off from view : obscure <trees shrouded by fog> <this point is shrouded in uncertainty — Henry James> b : to veil under another appearance (as by obscuring or disguising) <shrouded the decision in a series of formalities>
3 : to dress for burialintransitive verb archaic : to seek shelter