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Definition of Shrouds

Shroud
Shroud Shroud, v. i. To take shelter or harbor. [Obs.] If your stray attendance be yet lodged, Or shroud within these limits. --Milton.
Shroud
Shroud Shroud, v. t. To lop. See Shrood. [Prov. Eng.]
shroud
Shrood Shrood, v. t. [Cf. Shroud.] [Written also shroud, and shrowd.] To trim; to lop. [Prov. Eng.]
Shroud
Shroud Shroud, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shrouded; p. pr. & vb. n. Shrouding.] [Cf. AS. scr?dan. See Shroud, n.] 1. To cover with a shroud; especially, to inclose in a winding sheet; to dress for the grave. The ancient Egyptian mummies were shrouded in a number of folds of linen besmeared with gums. --Bacon. 2. To cover, as with a shroud; to protect completely; to cover so as to conceal; to hide; to veil. One of these trees, with all his young ones, may shroud four hundred horsemen. --Sir W. Raleigh. Some tempest rise, And blow out all the stars that light the skies, To shroud my shame. --Dryden.

Meaning of Shrouds from wikipedia

- sheets, mound shroud, grave clothes, winding-cloths or winding-sheets, such as the famous Shroud of Turin, tachrichim (burial shrouds) that Jews are...
- Kruger for The Shrouds". Cineuropa.org. Retrieved 12 December 2023. D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 18, 2023). "David Cronenberg's 'The Shrouds' Adds Sandrine...
- The Shroud of Turin (Italian: Sindone di Torino), also known as the Holy Shroud (Italian: Sacra Sindone), is a length of linen cloth that bears a faint...
- shroud will connect at the top of the mast, and additional shrouds might connect partway down the mast, depending on the design of the boat. Shrouds terminate...
- the term shroud lines is an old name for suspension lines. Such lines are thin cords which attach the canopy to the risers. On sailboats, shrouds are used...
- downwards and inwards to a point on the mast or lower shrouds, and carry the load of the shrouds that rise from the edge of the top. This prevents any...
- form of shroud knot involves two interlocking wall knots. The name "shroud knot" refers to the shrouds connected to a ship's mast. If a shroud was shot...
- The Shroud (Maximillian Quincy Coleridge) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Shroud first appeared...
- Good Friday while all the other Lenten shrouds are taken off during the Easter Vigil. The use of Lenten shrouds occurs in churches of the Catholic, Lutheran...
- effectively muzzle shrouds used to increase the sight radius, aiding in precise aiming with iron sights. A Lewis gun with a muzzle shroud. Muzzle booster...