shroud | English to English Dictionary

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shroud

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a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
mainsheet, sheet, tack, weather sheet

source: wordnet30
burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
cerement, pall, winding-clothes, winding-sheet

source: wordnet30
That which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment.(noun)

source: webster1913

cover as if with a shroud(verb.contact)

Example:
The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery.

Synonym:
cover, enshroud, hide

source: wordnet30
form a cover like a shroud(verb.stative)

Example:
Mist shrouded the castle.

source: wordnet30
wrap in a shroud(verb.contact)

Example:
Shroud the corpses.

source: wordnet30
To cover with a shroud; especially, to inclose in a winding sheet; to dress for the grave.(verb)

source: webster1913
To take shelter or harbor.(verb)

source: webster1913
To lop. See Shrood.(verb)

source: webster1913

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