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   shroud

   /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 winding sheetgrave clothesburial clothescerementschrisom
   • ▪ a protective casing or cover: technical "the trigger shroud prevents snagging on clothing"
   • 2. a thing that envelops or obscures something: "a shroud of mist" Similar coveringcoverpallcloakmaskmantleblanketsheetlayeroverlayenvelopecloudveilscreencurtaincanopy
   • 3. a set of ropes forming part of the standing rigging of a sailing boat and supporting the mast or topmast.
   • ▪ each of the lines joining the canopy of a parachute to the harness.

   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"

   Word Origin late Old Englishscrūd ‘garment, clothing’, of Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘cut’; related to shred. An early sense of the verb (Middle English) was ‘cover so as to protect’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. shroudless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSHROUD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SHROUD definition: 1. a cloth or long, loose piece of clothing that is used to wrap a dead body before it is buried 2…. Learn more.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySHROUD | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SHROUD meaning: 1. a cloth or long, loose piece of clothing that is used to wrap a dead body before it is buried 2…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSHROUDED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SHROUDED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of shroud 2. to hide something by covering or surrounding it: . Learn more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySHROUD | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   SHROUD meaning: 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.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of shroud – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   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.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySHROUDED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SHROUDED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of shroud 2. to hide something by covering or surrounding it: . Learn more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english-chinese-simplifiedSHROUD in Simplified Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary

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   shroud noun [C] (HIDE) a layer of something that covers or surrounds something. 遮蔽物；罩；幕. Everything was covered in a thick shroud of dust. 所有东西上都积了厚厚的一层尘土。. a situation that prevents something from being known or understood. 谜局. The truth about the accident remains hidden beneath a shroud of ...

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSHROUDING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SHROUDING definition: 1. present participle of shroud 2. to hide something by covering or surrounding it: . Learn more.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › thesaurusSHROUD - 38 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

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    be shrouded in secrecy/ mystery. The whole affair was shrouded in secrecy. obscure. He planted tall shrubs and trees along the highway to obscure the sight and sound of heavy traffic from the park. mask. Vinegar masked the smell of cigarette smoke. paper over something.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english-chinese-traditionalSHROUD in Traditional Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary

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    a layer of something that covers or surrounds something. 遮蔽物；罩；幕. Everything was covered in a thick shroud of dust.所有東西上都積了厚厚的一層塵土。. a situation that prevents something from being known or understood. 謎局. The truth about the accident remains hidden beneath a shroud of secrecy ...