shroud
//ʃraʊd//
Noun
shroudSingular
shroudsPlural
1
A cloth or sheet used to wrap a dead body for burial.
The body was wrapped in a white shroud before the burial.
2
Something that covers, conceals, or obscures.
A shroud of fog covered the valley.
3
A set of ropes or wires supporting the mast of a sailing vessel.
The sailor climbed the shrouds to adjust the sail.
Verb
shroudInfinitive
shroudPresent tense
shroudedPast tense
shroudedPast participle
shroudingPresent participle
shroudsThird-person singular
1
To wrap or dress a body in a shroud for burial.
The body was shrouded in white linen before the funeral.
2
To cover, envelop, or hide from view.
Thick fog shrouded the mountain peaks.