shroud
shroud Lexical Profile
shroud Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Something that envelops, conceals, or obscures like a garment.
"A thick shroud of mist hung over the valley all morning, hiding the distant peaks from view."
A length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial.
"Archaeologists carefully examined the ancient linen shroud preserved inside the stone sarcophagus."
One of a set of ropes or wires forming part of the standing rigging of a sailing vessel, supporting the mast from side to side, or one of the cords connecting a parachute canopy to its harness.
"The crew inspected the steel shrouds to ensure the mainmast would withstand the offshore gale."
• verb
To cover, envelop, or conceal so as to obscure from view or knowledge.
"The exact details of the diplomatic negotiations remained shrouded in secrecy for decades."
To wrap or dress (a body) in a burial cloth for interment.
"In accordance with local tradition, the elders washed and shrouded the body before sunset."
• Rhymes for shroud
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'scrūd', meaning a garment or article of clothing, derived from a Proto-Germanic root meaning 'to cut' (referring to a cut piece of cloth) that also gave rise to the word 'shred'.