Shroud (disambiguation)
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A shroud
is a burial cloth. Shroud may also refer to:
Shroud
Shroud usually refers to an item, such as a cloth, that covers or protects some other object. The term is most often used in reference to burial sheets, winding-cloths or winding-sheets, such as the famous Shroud of Turin or Tachrichim that Jews are dressed in for burial...
is a burial cloth. Shroud may also refer to:
- Shroud (comics)Shroud (comics)Shroud is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. He first appeared in Super-Villain Team-Up #5, , and was created by Steve Englehart and Herb Trimpe.-Conception:...
, a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe - Shroud (sailing)Shroud (sailing)On a sailboat, the shrouds are pieces of standing rigging which hold the mast up from side to side. There is frequently more than one shroud on each side of the boat....
, a rope that gives support to the masts in sailing ships - Shroud (novel)Shroud (novel)Shroud is a 2003 novel by John Banville.-Plot summary:Axel Vander, famous man of letters and recently widowed, travels to Turin to meet a young woman called Cass Cleave...
, a novel by John Banville - Shroud (computing)Obfuscated codeObfuscated code is source or machine code that has been made difficult to understand for humans. Programmers may deliberately obfuscate code to conceal its purpose or its logic to prevent tampering, deter reverse engineering, or as a puzzle or recreational challenge for someone reading the source...
, to obfuscate code to make it harder for humans to read/understand - Shroud of TurinShroud of TurinThe Shroud of Turin or Turin Shroud is a linen cloth bearing the image of a man who appears to have suffered physical trauma in a manner consistent with crucifixion. It is kept in the royal chapel of the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Turin, northern Italy. The image on the shroud is...
, an ancient linen cloth believed by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ - Barrel shroudBarrel shroudA barrel shroud is a covering attached to the barrel of a firearm, that partially or completely encircles the barrel which prevents operators from injuring themselves on a hot barrel. Slides, extensions of the stock that do not fully encircle the barrel, and the receiver of a firearm itself are...
, a covering attached to the barrel of a firearm - Shroud, an ability in the trading card game Magic: The Gathering.
- Epitaphios (liturgical)Epitaphios (liturgical)The Epitaphios is an icon, today most often found as a large cloth, embroidered and often richly adorned, which is used during the services of Great Friday and Great Saturday in the Eastern Orthodox Churches and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow...
is the shroud used in the Eastern Orthodox Church during Holy Week - ShroudDucted fanA ducted fan is a propulsion arrangement whereby a fan, which is a type of propeller, is mounted within a cylindrical shroud or duct. The duct reduces losses in thrust from the tip vortices of the fan, and varying the cross-section of the duct allows the designer to advantageously affect the...
, (in engineeringEngineeringEngineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
) is a surrounding duct that guides airflow through a jet engine or similar machine.