shroud

//ʃraʊd//
C1Frequency Level 12Literary
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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.

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