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Meaning of shroud

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shroud

Pronunciation:/ʃɹaʊd/

noun

Definitions

  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.

shroud

Pronunciation:/ʃɹaʊd/

verb

Definitions

  1. To cover with a shroud.

  2. To conceal or hide from view, as if by a shroud.

    Example: The details of the plot were shrouded in mystery.

  3. To take shelter or harbour.

shroud

Pronunciation:/ʃɹaʊd/

noun

Definitions

  1. The branching top of a tree; foliage.

verb

Definitions

  1. To lop the branches from (a tree).

    Synonyms:shrood