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Definitions for shroud
ʃraʊdshroud
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word shroud.
Princeton's WordNet
shroud(noun)
a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute
sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud(noun)
(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
pall, shroud, cerement, winding-sheet, winding-clothes(verb)
burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
shroud, enshroud, hide, cover(verb)
cover as if with a shroud
"The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"
shroud(verb)
form a cover like a shroud
"Mist shrouded the castle"
shroud(verb)
wrap in a shroud
"shroud the corpses"
Wiktionary
shroud(Noun)
That which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment.
Etymology: scrūd, cognate with Old Norse skrúð ( > Danish, Norwegian skrud).
shroud(Noun)
Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet.
Etymology: scrūd, cognate with Old Norse skrúð ( > Danish, Norwegian skrud).
shroud(Noun)
That which covers or shelters like a shroud.
Etymology: scrūd, cognate with Old Norse skrúð ( > Danish, Norwegian skrud).
shroud(Noun)
A covered place used as a retreat or shelter, as a cave or den; also, a vault or crypt.
Etymology: scrūd, cognate with Old Norse skrúð ( > Danish, Norwegian skrud).
shroud(Noun)
The branching top of a tree; foliage.
Etymology: scrūd, cognate with Old Norse skrúð ( > Danish, Norwegian skrud).
shroud(Noun)
A rope or cable serving to support the mast sideways.
Etymology: scrūd, cognate with Old Norse skrúð ( > Danish, Norwegian skrud).
shroud(Noun)
One of the two annular plates at the periphery of a water wheel, which form the sides of the buckets; a shroud plate.
Etymology: scrūd, cognate with Old Norse skrúð ( > Danish, Norwegian skrud).
shroud(Verb)
To cover with a shroud.
Etymology: scrūd, cognate with Old Norse skrúð ( > Danish, Norwegian skrud).
shroud(Verb)
To conceal or hide from view, as if by a shroud.
Etymology: scrūd, cognate with Old Norse skrúð ( > Danish, Norwegian skrud).
Webster Dictionary
Shroud(noun)
that which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment
Etymology: [OE. shroud, shrud, schrud, AS. scrd a garment, clothing; akin to Icel. skru the shrouds of a ship, furniture of a church, a kind of stuff, Sw. skrud dress, attire, and E. shred. See Shred, and cf. Shrood.]
Shroud(noun)
especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet
Etymology: [OE. shroud, shrud, schrud, AS. scrd a garment, clothing; akin to Icel. skru the shrouds of a ship, furniture of a church, a kind of stuff, Sw. skrud dress, attire, and E. shred. See Shred, and cf. Shrood.]
Shroud(noun)
that which covers or shelters like a shroud
Etymology: [OE. shroud, shrud, schrud, AS. scrd a garment, clothing; akin to Icel. skru the shrouds of a ship, furniture of a church, a kind of stuff, Sw. skrud dress, attire, and E. shred. See Shred, and cf. Shrood.]
Shroud(noun)
a covered place used as a retreat or shelter, as a cave or den; also, a vault or crypt
Etymology: [OE. shroud, shrud, schrud, AS. scrd a garment, clothing; akin to Icel. skru the shrouds of a ship, furniture of a church, a kind of stuff, Sw. skrud dress, attire, and E. shred. See Shred, and cf. Shrood.]
Shroud(noun)
the branching top of a tree; foliage
Etymology: [OE. shroud, shrud, schrud, AS. scrd a garment, clothing; akin to Icel. skru the shrouds of a ship, furniture of a church, a kind of stuff, Sw. skrud dress, attire, and E. shred. See Shred, and cf. Shrood.]
Shroud(noun)
a set of ropes serving as stays to support the masts. The lower shrouds are secured to the sides of vessels by heavy iron bolts and are passed around the head of the lower masts
Etymology: [OE. shroud, shrud, schrud, AS. scrd a garment, clothing; akin to Icel. skru the shrouds of a ship, furniture of a church, a kind of stuff, Sw. skrud dress, attire, and E. shred. See Shred, and cf. Shrood.]
Shroud(noun)
one of the two annular plates at the periphery of a water wheel, which form the sides of the buckets; a shroud plate
Etymology: [OE. shroud, shrud, schrud, AS. scrd a garment, clothing; akin to Icel. skru the shrouds of a ship, furniture of a church, a kind of stuff, Sw. skrud dress, attire, and E. shred. See Shred, and cf. Shrood.]
Shroud(noun)
to cover with a shroud; especially, to inclose in a winding sheet; to dress for the grave
Etymology: [OE. shroud, shrud, schrud, AS. scrd a garment, clothing; akin to Icel. skru the shrouds of a ship, furniture of a church, a kind of stuff, Sw. skrud dress, attire, and E. shred. See Shred, and cf. Shrood.]
Shroud(noun)
to cover, as with a shroud; to protect completely; to cover so as to conceal; to hide; to veil
Etymology: [OE. shroud, shrud, schrud, AS. scrd a garment, clothing; akin to Icel. skru the shrouds of a ship, furniture of a church, a kind of stuff, Sw. skrud dress, attire, and E. shred. See Shred, and cf. Shrood.]
Shroud(verb)
to take shelter or harbor
Etymology: [OE. shroud, shrud, schrud, AS. scrd a garment, clothing; akin to Icel. skru the shrouds of a ship, furniture of a church, a kind of stuff, Sw. skrud dress, attire, and E. shred. See Shred, and cf. Shrood.]
Shroud(verb)
to lop. See Shrood
Etymology: [OE. shroud, shrud, schrud, AS. scrd a garment, clothing; akin to Icel. skru the shrouds of a ship, furniture of a church, a kind of stuff, Sw. skrud dress, attire, and E. shred. See Shred, and cf. Shrood.]
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Shroud
Shroud is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. He first appeared in Super-Villain Team-Up #5, and was created by Steve Englehart and Herb Trimpe.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Shroud
shrowd, n. the dress of the dead, a winding-sheet: that which clothes or covers: any underground hole, a vault, burrow, &c.: (pl.) a set of ropes from the mast-heads to a ship's sides, to support the masts.—v.t. to enclose in a shroud: to cover: to hide: to shelter.—v.i. to take shelter.—adjs. Shroud′less, without a shroud; Shroud′y, giving shelter. [A.S. scrúd; Ice. skrúdh, clothing.]
Shroud
shrowd, v.t. (prov.) to lop the branches from, as a tree.—n. a cutting, a bough or branch, the foliage of a tree. [A variant of shred.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of shroud in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of shroud in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of shroud in a Sentence
Reality is a puzzle revealing itself one portion at a time, always where the deepest shroud falls. Wanting to piece the clues together, you are only losing yourself in the maze.
A shroud lies ahead and behind many truths. Reality is (sometimes) a glass wall no ray of light reaches.
The civilian death toll weve uncovered in just a handful of strikes suggests the shroud of secrecy surrounding the U.S. role in Somalias war is actually a smoke screen for impunity.
We knit alone our life, before seeing by it our shroud. (Nous tricotons notre vie seule, Avant d'y voir notre linceul)
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- vantDanish
- Want, LeichentuchGerman
- σάβανοGreek
- sudario, mortaja, obenquilloSpanish
- کفنPersian
- kuolinvaate, vantti, käärinliinaFinnish
- hauban, linceul, suaireFrench
- anart-bàisScottish Gaelic
- aareyManx
- vantni, halotti lepelHungarian
- սավանArmenian
- sudario, sartiaItalian
- kefenKurdish
- puraku, purutapu, waewaeMāori
- lijkwade, wantDutch
- vantNorwegian
- całunPolish
- mortalha, sudárioPortuguese
- саван, пелена́, покро́в, вантыRussian
- svepning, vantSwedish
- kefenTurkish
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