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shroud
[ shroud ]
noun
- a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
Synonyms:
- something that covers or conceals like a garment:
a shroud of rain.
- Nautical. any of a number of taut ropes or wires converging from both sides on the head of a lower or upper mast of the outer end of a bowsprit to steady it against lateral sway: a part of the standing rigging.
- Also called shroud line. Aeronautics. any of a number of suspension cords of a parachute attaching the load to the canopy.
- Also called dzܻiԲ. Machinery.
- (on a nonmetallic gear) an extended metal rim enclosing the ends of the teeth on either side.
- (on a water wheel) one of two rings of boards or plates enclosing the buckets at their ends.
- Rocketry. a cone-shaped shield that protects the payload of a launch vehicle.
verb (used with object)
- to wrap or clothe for burial; enshroud.
- to cover; hide from view.
Synonyms: ,
- to veil, as in obscurity or mystery:
They shrouded their past lives in an effort to forget.
- to provide (a water wheel) with a shroud.
- Obsolete. to shelter.
verb (used without object)
- Archaic. to take shelter.
shroud
/ ʃʊ /
noun
- a garment or piece of cloth used to wrap a dead body
- anything that envelops like a garment
a shroud of mist
- a protective covering for a piece of equipment
- astronautics a streamlined protective covering used to protect the payload during a rocket-powered launch
- nautical one of a pattern of ropes or cables used to stay a mast
- any of a set of wire cables stretched between a smokestack or similar structure and the ground, to prevent side sway
- Also calledshroud line any of a set of lines running from the canopy of a parachute to the harness
verb
- tr to wrap in a shroud
- tr to cover, envelop, or hide
- archaic.to seek or give shelter
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Derived Forms
- ˈdzܻ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms
- dzܻl adjective
- dzܻl adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shroud1
Old English ū garment; related to Old Norse ūٳ gear
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It requires him to complete the Cold Harbor file, the final step of Lumon’s shrouded ploy to create multiple innies of Gemma.
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The child's tiny face peeps out of a white shroud.
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But for the moment, his NFL future is shrouded in mystery.
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The deportation has been shrouded in secrecy after serious concerns were raised by the United States and United Nations.
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Now, it is time to take it to an East Los Angeles gallery for others to ponder and appreciate, like some ancient shroud.
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