Shroud

Meaning

Noun

●

That which

,

,

, or

; a garment.

●

In Death:

Especially,

for the

; a

sheet.

●

That which

or

like a shroud.

●

A

place used as a

or

, as a

or

; also, a

or crypt.

●

In Nautical:

One of a set of

or

(rigging)

a

to the

of a

or to another

,

to support the

sideways; such

collectively.

●

One of the two

at the

of a

, which form the

of the

; a

plate.

●

In Astronautics:

A

used to

the

during a rocket-powered launch.

●

The

of a

; foliage.

Verb

●

To

with a shroud.

●

To

or

from

,

by a shroud.

●

To take

or harbour.

●

In British English:

To

the

from (a tree).

Sourced from

Origin

shroud

English

scrūd

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

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