Shroud
WordNet

noun


(1)   Burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
(2)   (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
(3)   A line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute

verb


(4)   Wrap in a shroud
"Shroud the corpses"
(5)   Cover as if with a shroud
"The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"
(6)   Form a cover like a shroud
"Mist shrouded the castle"
WiktionaryText

Etymology


Old English scrūd, cognate with Old Norse ( > Danish, Norwegian ).

Noun



  1. That which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment.
  2. Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet.
  3. That which covers or shelters like a shroud.
  4. A covered place used as a retreat or shelter, as a cave or den; also, a vault or crypt.
  5. The branching top of a tree; foliage.
  6. A rope or cable serving to support the mast sideways.
    • See also Wikipedia article on
  7. One of the two annular plates at the periphery of a water wheel, which form the sides of the buckets; a shroud plate.

Verb



  1. To cover with a shroud.
  2. : To conceal or hide from view, as if by a shroud.
    The details of the plot were shrouded in mystery.
 
x
OK