Definition of shroud Shroud

/ʃɹawˈd/ - [shrawd] - shroud

We found 30 definitions of shroud from 5 different sources.

What does shroud mean?

Noun Plural: shrouds
shroud - a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute
		line acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line"
shroud - (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
		sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet
		line acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line"
		ship a vessel that carries passengers or freight
		seafaring, navigation, sailing the work of a sailor
shroud - burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
		pall, cerement, winding-sheet, winding-clothes
		burial garment cloth used to cover a corpse in preparation for burial
Verb shrouds, shrouding, shrouded
shroud - wrap in a shroud; "shroud the corpses"
		wrap, wrap up arrange or fold as a cover or protection; "wrap the baby before taking her out"; "Wrap the present"
shroud - cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"
		enshroud, hide, cover
		enfold, envelop, enwrap, enclose, wrap enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"
shroud - form a cover like a shroud; "Mist shrouded the castle"
		spread over, cover clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!"

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shroud (Noun)
That which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment.
shroud (Noun)
Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet .
shroud (Noun)
That which covers or shelters like a shroud.
shroud (Noun)
A covered place used as a retreat or shelter, as a cave or den; also, a vault or crypt.
shroud (Noun)
The branching top of a tree; foliage.
shroud (Noun)
A rope or cable serving to support the mast sideways.
shroud (Noun)
One of the two annular plates at the periphery of a water wheel, which form the sides of the buckets; a shroud plate.
shroud (Verb)
To cover with a shroud.
shroud (Verb)
To conceal or hide from view, as if by a shroud.
shroud (Verb)
To take shelter or harbour.

shroud (n.)
That which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment.
shroud (n.)
Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet.
shroud (n.)
That which covers or shelters like a shroud.
shroud (n.)
A covered place used as a retreat or shelter, as a cave or den; also, a vault or crypt.
shroud (n.)
The branching top of a tree; foliage.
shroud (n.)
A set of ropes serving as stays to support the masts. The lower shrouds are secured to the sides of vessels by heavy iron bolts and are passed around the head of the lower masts.
shroud (n.)
One of the two annular plates at the periphery of a water wheel, which form the sides of the buckets; a shroud plate.
shroud (n.)
To cover with a shroud; especially, to inclose in a winding sheet; to dress for the grave.
shroud (n.)
To cover, as with a shroud; to protect completely; to cover so as to conceal; to hide; to veil.
shroud (v. i.)
To take shelter or harbor.
shroud (v. t.)
To lop. See Shrood.

shroud
shrowd, n. the dress of the dead, a winding-sheet: that which clothes or covers: any underground hole, a vault, burrow, &c.: (pl.) a set of ropes from the mast-heads to a ship's sides, to support the masts.—v.t. to enclose in a shroud: to cover: to hide: to shelter.—v.i. to take shelter.—adjs. Shroud′less, without a shroud; Shroud′y, giving shelter. [A.S. scrúd; Ice. skrúdh, clothing.]
shroud
shrowd, v.t. (prov.) to lop the branches from, as a tree.—n. a cutting, a bough or branch, the foliage of a tree. [A variant of shred.]