shroud

shroud  (shroud)

n.

1. A cloth used to wrap a body for burial; a winding sheet.

2. Something that conceals, protects, or screens: under a shroud of fog.

3.

a. Nautical One of a set of ropes or wire cables stretched from the masthead to the sides of a vessel to support the mast.

b. A similar supporting line for a smokestack or comparable structure.

c. One of the ropes connecting the harness and canopy of a parachute.

v. shroud·ed, shroud·ing, shrouds

v.tr.

1. To wrap (a corpse) in burial clothing.

2. To shut off from sight; screen. See Synonyms at block.

3. Archaic To shelter; protect.

v.intr. Archaic

To take cover; find shelter.

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[Middle English schrud, garment, from Old English scrd.]

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shroud [ʃraʊd]

n

1. (Clothing & Fashion) a garment or piece of cloth used to wrap a dead body

2. anything that envelops like a garment a shroud of mist

3. a protective covering for a piece of equipment

4. (Astronautics) Astronautics a streamlined protective covering used to protect the payload during a rocket-powered launch

5. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical one of a pattern of ropes or cables used to stay a mast

6. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) any of a set of wire cables stretched between a smokestack or similar structure and the ground, to prevent side sway

7. (Engineering / Aeronautics) Also called shroud line any of a set of lines running from the canopy of a parachute to the harness

vb

1. (tr) to wrap in a shroud

2. (tr) to cover, envelop, or hide

3. Archaic to seek or give shelter

[Old English scrūd garment; related to Old Norse skrūth gear]

shroudless  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shroud - a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute line - something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line" chute, parachute - rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
	2.	shroud - (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind mainsheet, weather sheet, tack, sheet sailing, seafaring, navigation - the work of a sailor futtock shroud - shroud that is part of a ship's rigging line - something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line" ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
	3.	shroud - burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped cerement, winding-clothes, winding-sheet, pall burial garment - cloth used to cover a corpse in preparation for burial
Verb	1.	shroud - cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery" enshroud, hide, cover enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, wrap - enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"
	2.	shroud - form a cover like a shroud; "Mist shrouded the castle" spread over, cover - form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave"
	3.	shroud - wrap in a shroud; "shroud the corpses" wrap, wrap up - arrange or fold as a cover or protection; "wrap the baby before taking her out"; "Wrap the present"

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shroud

noun

1. winding sheet, grave clothes, cerecloth, cerement a burial shroud

2. covering, veil, mantle, screen, cloud, pall a parked car huddled under a shroud of grey snow

verb

conceal, cover, screen, hide, surround, blanket, veil, cloak, swathe, envelop Mist shrouded the outline of the palace.

Translations

shroud [ʃraʊd]

A. N

1. (around corpse) → sudario m, mortaja f
the Shroud of Turin → la Sábana Santa de Turín, el Santo Sudario de Turín

2. (fig) a shroud of mystery → un velo or halo de misterio

3. shrouds (Naut) → obenques mpl

B. VT

1. [+ corpse] → amortajar

2. (fig) → velar, cubrir
the castle was shrouded in mist → el castillo estaba envuelto en niebla
the whole thing is shrouded in mystery → el asunto está envuelto en un halo de misterio
the whole affair is shrouded in secrecy → el asunto se mantiene en secreto

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shroud [ˈʃraʊd]

n

(= cloth) → linceul m

[secrecy, mystery, mist] → voile m

vt

[mist, fog] → envelopper
to be shrouded in sth [+ mist, smoke] → être noyé(e) dans qch

to be shrouded in mystery → être entouré(e) de mystère
shrouded in secrecy
The affair is shrouded in secrecy → Le plus grand secret entoure cette affaire.
Shrove Tuesday [ˌʃrəʊvˈtjuːzdeɪ] n → (le) Mardi gras

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shroud

n

→ Leichentuch nt, → Totenhemd nt

(fig) → Schleier m; a shroud of smoke → Rauchschwaden pl; a shroud of secrecy → der Schleier eines Geheimnisses

shrouds pl (Naut) → Wanten pl

vt

(lit) → in ein Leichentuch hüllen

(fig) → hüllen; the whole thing is shrouded in mystery → die ganze Angelegenheit ist von einem Geheimnis umgeben

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shroud [ʃraʊd]

1. n (round corpse) → sudario (fig) (of secrecy) → alone m

2. vt (fig) shrouded in (mist, darkness) → circondato/a da
shrouded in mystery → avvolto/a nel mistero

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shroud [ʃraʊd]

1. n (round corpse) → sudario (fig) (of secrecy) → alone m

2. vt (fig) shrouded in (mist, darkness) → circondato/a da
shrouded in mystery → avvolto/a nel mistero

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shroud

n shroud [ʃraud]

1 a cloth wrapped around a dead body. doodskleed كَفَن покров rubáš ligklæde das Leichentuch σάβανο mortaja surilina كفن käärinliina linceul תַּכרִיכִים कफन mrtvački pokrov halotti lepel kain kapan líkklæði sindone, (lenzuolo funebre) 経かたびら 수의 įkapės līķauts kain kafan lijkkleed liksvøp całun mortalha giulgiu саван rubáš mrtvaški prt mrtvački pokrov svepning ผ้าห่อศพ kefen 裹屍布, 壽衣 саван کفن vải liệm 裹尸布, 寿衣

2 something that covers a shroud of mist. kleed سِتار покривало závoj dække die Hülle πέπλο, κάλυμμα velo kate پوشش verho voile כִּיסוּי आवरण pokrivalo, veo takaró sesuatu yang menyelimuti hjúpur, hula manto, coltre おおい 덮개 uždanga, šydas pārklājs; plīvurs; aizsegs litupan sluier teppe, svøp zasłona manto văl покров závoj koprena veo hölje, slöja ผ้าคลุม örtü 遮蔽物 пелена; заволока کوئی ڈھاپنے والی شے vật bao phủ 遮蔽物

v

to cover or hide The incident was shrouded in mystery. geklee, verskuil يُغَطّي، يَكْتَنِف обвивам zahalit indhylle hüllen καλύπτω, κρύβω envolver katma, varjama پوشاندن verhota envelopper לְכָסוֹת छिपाना kriti, zaodjenuti (tajnom) eltakar menyelimuti, menyelubungi hylja, hjúpa avvolgere おおう 가리다 apgaubti pārklāt; ietīt; aizplīvurot menyelubungi hullen svøpe, innhylle osłaniać envolver a învălui окутывать zahaliť zakriti prekriti hölja, dölja ซ่อน örtmek; bürümek 掩蔽(蓋) обкутувати, обгортати چھپانا، ڈھاپنا bao phủ, che khuất 掩蔽（盖）