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1
: burial garment : winding-sheet, cerement
2
: something that covers, screens, or guards: such as
a
: one of two flanges that give peripheral support to turbine or fan bedding
b
: a guard (as of ceramic or fiberglass) that protects a spacecraft from the heat of launching
3
a
: one of the ropes leading usually in pairs from a ship's mastheads to give lateral support to the masts
b
: one of the cords that suspend the harness of a parachute from the canopy
4
obsolete
: shelter, protection
shrouded; shrouding; shrouds
1
a
: to cut off from view : obscure
trees shrouded by fog
this point is shrouded in uncertainty—
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b
: to veil under another appearance (as by obscuring or disguising)
shrouded the decision in a series of formalities
2
: to dress for burial
3
a
archaic
: to cover for protection
b
obsolete
: conceal
archaic
: to seek shelter
Synonyms
Examples of shroud in a Sentence
Noun
the truth of the affair will always be hidden under a shroud of secrecy
Verb
The mountains were shrouded in fog.
Their work is shrouded in secrecy.
Recent Examples on the WebStephen Clark, Ars Technica, 9 July 2024
Bentley has finally removed the shroud from the three-ton grand tourer, revealing a fourth-generation model that is both generally similar and notably different when compared to its predecessor.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 26 June 2024
Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 18 July 2024
The process has been shrouded in an unusual level of secrecy.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2024
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Noun
Heading northeast over the Atlantic Ocean, Ariane 6 will jettison its two spent solid boosters nearly two-and-a-half minutes after launch, then release its clamshell-like payload shroud around three-and-a-half minutes into the flight.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 9 July 2024
Bentley has finally removed the shroud from the three-ton grand tourer, revealing a fourth-generation model that is both generally similar and notably different when compared to its predecessor.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 26 June 2024
Verb
Some of this impression may come back to Rolex’s business and manufacturing practices have long been shrouded in mystery.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 18 July 2024
The process has been shrouded in an unusual level of secrecy.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2024
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“Shroud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shroud. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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shroud
1 of 2 noun1
: the cloth placed over or around a dead body
2
: something that covers or shelters like a shroud
a shroud of secrecy
3
: one of the ropes that go from the masthead of a ship to the sides to provide support to the mast
shroud
2 of 2 verb
: to cover with or as if with a shroud
shrouded in fog
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