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shroud

(ʃraʊd)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense shrouds, present participle shrouding, past tense, past participle shrouded
1. countable noun
A shroud is a cloth which is used for wrapping a dead body.
2. countable noun
You can refer to something that surrounds an object or situation as a shroud of something.
...a parked car huddled under a shroud of grey snow. [+ of]
Ministers are as keen as ever to wrap their activities in a shroud of secrecy. [+ of]
Synonyms: covering, veil, mantle, screen More Synonyms of shroud
3. verb
If something has been shrouded in mystery or secrecy, very little information about it has been made available.
For years the teaching of acting has been shrouded in mystery. [be VERB-ed + in]
...the secrecy which has shrouded the whole affair. [VERB noun]
shrouded graded adjective [v-link ADJ in n]
His demise is as shrouded in mystery as ever.
4. verb
If darkness, fog, or smoke shrouds an area, it covers it so that it is difficult to see.
Mist shrouded the outline of Buckingham Palace. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: conceal, cover, screen, hide More Synonyms of shroud
shrouded graded adjective [v-link ADJ in n]
The area is shrouded in smoke.
More Synonyms of shroud

shroud in British English

(ʃraʊd)
noun
1. 
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
a streamlined protective covering used to protect the payload during a rocket-powered launch
5.  nautical
one of a pattern of ropes or cables used to stay a mast
6. 
any of a set of wire cables stretched between a smokestack or similar structure and the ground, to prevent side sway
7.  Also called: shroud line
any of a set of lines running from the canopy of a parachute to the harness
verb
8. (transitive)
to wrap in a shroud
9. (transitive)
to cover, envelop, or hide
10.  archaic
to seek or give shelter
Derived forms
shroudless (ˈshroudless)
adjective
Word origin
Old English scrūd garment; related to Old Norse skrūth gear

shroud in American English

(ʃraʊd)
noun
1. 
a cloth used to wrap a corpse for burial; winding sheet
2. 
something that covers, protects, or screens; veil; shelter
3. 
any of a set of ropes or wires stretched from a ship's side to a masthead to offset lateral strain on the mast
4. 
any of the set of lines from the canopy of a parachute to the harness
: in full shroud line
verb transitive
5. 
to wrap (a corpse) in a shroud
6. 
to hide from view; cover; screen
7.  Archaic
to shelter and protect
verb intransitive
8.  Archaic
to take shelter
Word origin
ME schroude < OE scrud, akin to ON skrud, accouterments, cloth, OE screade, shred

Examples of 'shroud' in a sentence
shroud

This industry should no longer be shrouded in mystery and the consumers deserve a fairer deal.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
What lively pity she feels for those whom she recognizes still shrouded in the darkness!
Greeley, Andrew M. Sociology and Religion: A Collection of Readings (1995)
The land was shrouded in a grey haze.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Such matters are shrouded in secrecy and the cloak of confidentiality.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Her eyes were extraordinarily blue and her face seemed shrouded in mist.
Aidan Hartley THE ZANZIBAR CHEST: A Memoir of Love and War (2003)
The selection process was also shrouded in mystery.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The hill was shrouded in a grey mist of drizzle.
Aidan Hartley THE ZANZIBAR CHEST: A Memoir of Love and War (2003)
Our afternoons together were shrouded in secrecy.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The funding of the glittering dinner remains shrouded in mystery.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Its recent past is shrouded in secrecy.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The exact death toll remained shrouded in mystery.
The Sun (2013)
His lawyers have helped him to conduct legal affairs that are shrouded in secrecy.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Until now the ship had either been shown shrouded in mist or swathed in tubes to preserve her.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
So this planet of yours became shrouded in darkness, and a stench rose up from it.
Christianity Today (2000)
We stopped off for a quick look, but it was shrouded in mist.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The tenets of the Flat calendar are shrouded in the mists of time.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
A few days to go and it is shrouded in choking smoke.
The Sun (2008)
Two and a half hours were lost in the morning, as a heavy blanket of fog again shrouded the ground.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
London was shrouded in darkness.
Jan Fennell FRIENDS FOR LIFE (2003)
When his third went in, the Press box was already shrouded in smoke.
The Sun (2013)
The orchestra, far from being shrouded in the darkness of a pit, is centre stage.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
That whole winter long she had felt as if her sun was all shrouded over with grey mist, and could no longer shine brightly for her.
Elizabeth Gaskell Wives and Daughters (1864)
The ocean is grey, the sky is grey, the whole grey coastline is shrouded in a grey mist and dripping beneath the remorseless rain.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)

In other languages
shroud

British English: shroud NOUN
A shroud is a cloth which is used for wrapping a dead body.
...the burial shroud.
  • American English: shroud
  • Brazilian Portuguese: mortalha
  • Chinese: 裹尸布
  • European Spanish: sudario
  • French: linceul
  • German: Leichentuch
  • Italian: lenzuolo funebre
  • Japanese: 死に装束
  • Korean: 수의
  • European Portuguese: mortalha
  • Latin American Spanish: sudario
British English: shroud VERB
If something has been shrouded in mystery or secrecy, very little information about it has been made available.
For years the teaching of acting has been shrouded in mystery.
  • American English: shroud
  • Brazilian Portuguese: cobrir
  • Chinese: 包覆
  • European Spanish: estar rodeado de
  • French: envelopper
  • German: hüllen
  • Italian: avvolgere
  • Japanese: 隠す
  • Korean: 감추다
  • European Portuguese: cobrir
  • Latin American Spanish: estar rodeado de

Chinese translation of 'shroud'

shroud

(ʃraud)

n (c)

  1. 裹尸(屍)布 (guǒshībù) (块(塊), kuài)

vt

  1. to be shrouded in mist/smoke etc 被雾(霧)/烟(煙)等笼(籠)罩 (bèi wù/yān děng lǒngzhào)
  2. to be shrouded in mystery 笼(籠)罩着(著)神秘(祕)色彩 (lǒngzhàozhe shénmì sècǎi)
1 (noun) 
Definition
a piece of cloth used to wrap a dead body
a burial shroud
Synonyms
winding sheet
grave clothes
cerecloth
cerement
2 (noun) 
Definition
anything that hides things
a parked car huddled under a shroud of grey snow
Synonyms
covering
veil
She swathed her face in a veil of decorative muslin.
mantle
The park looked grim under a mantle of soot and ash.
screen
They put a screen in front of me.
cloud
pall
A pall of black smoke drifted over the cliff-top.
(verb) 
Definition
to hide or obscure (something)
Mist shrouded the outline of the palace.
Synonyms
conceal
The device, concealed in a dustbin, was defused by police.
cover
the black patch which covered his left eye
screen
The road is screened by a block of flats.
hide
The compound was hidden by trees and shrubs.
surround
blanket
More than a foot of snow blanketed parts of Michigan.
veil
Her hair swept across her face, as if to veil it.
cloak
He uses jargon to cloak his inefficiency.
swathe
She swathed herself in thin black fabrics.
envelop
the thick black cloud of smoke that enveloped the area

Additional synonyms

in the sense of blanket
Definition
to cover as if with a blanket
More than a foot of snow blanketed parts of Michigan.
Synonyms
coat,
cover,
hide,
surround,
cloud,
mask,
conceal,
obscure,
eclipse,
cloak
in the sense of cloak
Definition
to hide or disguise
He uses jargon to cloak his inefficiency.
Synonyms
hide,
cover,
screen,
mask,
disguise,
conceal,
obscure,
veil,
camouflage
in the sense of cover
Definition
to screen or conceal
the black patch which covered his left eye
Synonyms
conceal,
cover up,
screen,
hide,
shade,
curtain,
mask,
disguise,
obscure,
hood,
veil,
cloak,
shroud,
camouflage,
enshroud

Nearby words of
shroud

  • shrink from something or someone
  • shrivel
  • shrivelled
  • shroud
  • shrub
  • shrug off
  • shudder

Synonyms of 'shroud'

shroud

Explore 'shroud' in the dictionary

Additional synonyms

in the sense of envelop
Definition
to cover, surround, or enclose
the thick black cloud of smoke that enveloped the area
Synonyms
enclose,
cover,
hide,
surround,
wrap around,
embrace,
blanket,
conceal,
obscure,
veil,
encompass,
engulf,
cloak,
shroud,
swathe,
encircle,
encase,
swaddle,
sheathe,
enfold,
enwrap
in the sense of hide
Definition
to obscure or cover (something) from view
The compound was hidden by trees and shrubs.
Synonyms
obscure,
cover,
screen,
bury,
shelter,
mask,
disguise,
conceal,
eclipse,
veil,
cloak,
shroud,
camouflage,
blot out
in the sense of mantle
Definition
anything that covers completely or envelops
The park looked grim under a mantle of soot and ash.
Synonyms
covering,
cover,
screen,
cloud,
curtain,
envelope,
blanket,
veil,
shroud,
canopy,
pall
in the sense of pall
Definition
a dark heavy covering
A pall of black smoke drifted over the cliff-top.
Synonyms
cloud,
shadow,
veil,
mantle,
shroud
in the sense of screen
Definition
a light movable frame, panel, or partition used to shelter, divide, or conceal
They put a screen in front of me.
Synonyms
cover,
guard,
shade,
shelter,
shield,
hedge,
partition,
cloak,
mantle,
shroud,
canopy,
awning,
concealment,
room divider
in the sense of screen
Definition
to shelter, protect, or conceal with or as if with a screen
The road is screened by a block of flats.
Synonyms
cover,
hide,
conceal,
shade,
mask,
disguise,
veil,
cloak,
shroud,
camouflage,
shut out
in the sense of swathe
Definition
to wrap a bandage, garment, or piece of cloth around (a person or part of the body)
She swathed herself in thin black fabrics.
Synonyms
wrap,
drape,
envelop,
bind,
lap,
fold,
bandage,
cloak,
shroud,
swaddle,
bedeck,
furl,
sheathe,
enfold,
bundle up,
muffle up,
enwrap
in the sense of veil
Definition
a piece of thin cloth, usually as part of a hat or headdress, used to cover a woman's face
She swathed her face in a veil of decorative muslin.
Synonyms
mask,
cover,
shroud,
film,
shade,
curtain,
cloak
in the sense of veil
Definition
to cover or conceal with or as if with a veil
Her hair swept across her face, as if to veil it.
Synonyms
cover,
screen,
hide,
mask,
shield,
disguise,
conceal,
obscure,
dim,
cloak,
mantle
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