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- Dictionaryshroud/ʃraʊd/
noun
- 1. a length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial: "he was buried in a linen shroud" Similar
- 2. a thing that envelops or obscures something: "a shroud of mist" Similar
verb
- 1. wrap or dress (a body) in a shroud for burial: "the body was washed and shrouded"
- 2. cover or envelop so as to conceal from view: "mountains shrouded by cloud"
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The meaning of SHROUD is burial garment : winding-sheet, cerement. How to use shroud in a sentence.
a layer of something that covers or surrounds something: Everything was covered in a thick shroud of dust. a situation that prevents something from being known or understood: The truth about the accident remains hidden beneath a shroud of secrecy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Coverings and layers.
noun. a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial. Synonyms: winding sheet. something that covers or conceals like a garment: a shroud of rain.
n. 1. A cloth used to wrap a body for burial; a winding sheet. 2. Something that conceals, protects, or screens: under a shroud of fog. 3. a. Nautical One of a set of ropes or wire cables stretched from the masthead to the sides of a vessel to support the mast. b. A similar supporting line for a smokestack or comparable structure. c.
The verb shroud means to hide or cover something or someone. The fog might shroud the valley, or that long-sleeved, ankle-length dress might shroud the tan you worked so hard on in Mexico over Christmas break.
1. countable noun. A shroud is a cloth which is used for wrapping a dead body. 2. countable noun. You can refer to something that surrounds an object or situation as a shroud of something. ...a parked car huddled under a shroud of grey snow. [ + of] Ministers are as keen as ever to wrap their activities in a shroud of secrecy. [ + of]
Shroud Definition. A cloth used to wrap a corpse for burial; winding sheet. Something that covers, protects, or screens; veil; shelter. Any of a set of ropes or wires stretched from a ship's side to a masthead to offset lateral strain on the mast.
SHROUD definition: 1. a cloth used to cover the body of a dead person 2. to be hidden or covered by the dark/fog, etc…. Learn more.
1. A shroud is a cloth which is used for wrapping a dead body. [...] 2. If something has been shrouded in mystery or secrecy, very little information about it has been made available. [...] 3. If darkness, fog, or smoke shrouds an area, it covers it so that it is difficult to see. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'shroud'
shroud something in something to hide information or keep it secret and mysterious. His family background is shrouded in mystery. Definition of shroud verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
