Definition of shroud
1 obsolete : shelter, protection
2 : something that covers, screens, or guards: such asa : one of two flanges that give peripheral support to turbine or fan beddingb : a guard (as of ceramic or fiberglass) that protects a spacecraft from the heat of launching
3 : burial garment : winding-sheet, cerement
4a : one of the ropes leading usually in pairs from a ship's mastheads to give lateral support to the mastsb : one of the cords that suspend the harness of a parachute from the canopy
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Examples of shroud in a Sentence
the truth of the affair will always be hidden under a shroud of secrecy
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Origin and Etymology of shroud
Middle English, garment, from Old English scrūd; akin to Old English scrēade shred — more at shred
First Known Use: 14th century
shroud
Definition of shroud
transitive verb
1a archaic : to cover for protectionb obsolete : conceal
2a : to cut off from view : obscure trees shrouded by fog this point is shrouded in uncertainty — Henry Jamesb : to veil under another appearance (as by obscuring or disguising) shrouded the decision in a series of formalities
3 : to dress for burial
intransitive verb
archaic : to seek shelter
Examples of shroud in a Sentence
The mountains were shrouded in fog.
Their work is shrouded in secrecy.
14th Century
First Known Use of shroud
14th century
SHROUD Defined for English Language Learners
shroud
playDefinition of shroud for English Language Learners
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: a cloth that is used to wrap a dead body
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: something that covers or hides something
shroud
Definition of shroud for English Language Learners
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: to cover or hide (something)
SHROUD Defined for Kids
Definition of shroud for Students
1 : the cloth placed over or around a dead body
2 : something that covers or hides a shroud of secrecy
Definition of shroud for Students
shrouded
;shrouding
: to cover or hide with or as if with a shroud The road was shrouded in fog.
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