SHROUD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shroud mean? 

• SHROUD (noun)
  The noun SHROUD has 3 senses:

1. a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute

2. (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

3. burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped

  Familiarity information: SHROUD used as a noun is uncommon.

• SHROUD (verb)
  The verb SHROUD has 3 senses:

1. cover as if with a shroud

2. form a cover like a shroud

3. wrap in a shroud

  Familiarity information: SHROUD used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHROUD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("shroud" is a kind of...):

line (something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible)

Holonyms ("shroud" is a part of...):

chute; parachute (rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

mainsheet; sheet; shroud; tack; weather sheet

Hypernyms ("shroud" is a kind of...):

line (something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible)

Domain category:

navigation; sailing; seafaring (the work of a sailor)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shroud"):

futtock shroud (shroud that is part of a ship's rigging)

Holonyms ("shroud" is a part of...):

ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cerement; pall; shroud; winding-clothes; winding-sheet

Hypernyms ("shroud" is a kind of...):

burial garment (cloth used to cover a corpse in preparation for burial)

Derivation:

shroud (wrap in a shroud)

shroud (cover as if with a shroud)

shroud (form a cover like a shroud)

• SHROUD (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they shroud    ... he / she / it shrouds   
Past simple: shrouded   
Past participle: shrouded   
-ing form: shrouding   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cover as if with a shroud

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

cover; enshroud; hide; shroud

Context example:

The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery

Hypernyms (to "shroud" is one way to...):

enclose; enfold; envelop; enwrap; wrap (enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Sentence example:

The wind storms shroud the area with dust and dirt

Derivation:

shroud (burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Form a cover like a shroud

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Context example:

Mist shrouded the castle

Hypernyms (to "shroud" is one way to...):

cover; spread over (form a cover over)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Sentence example:

Dust and dirt shroud the area

Derivation:

shroud (burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Wrap in a shroud

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

shroud the corpses

Hypernyms (to "shroud" is one way to...):

wrap; wrap up (arrange or fold as a cover or protection)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

shroud (burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped)

 Context examples 

The wind is high—I can hear it in the shrouds, and the bow throws back the foam.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

This lost mine was steeped in tragedy and shrouded in mystery.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

She was standing a dozen feet away, one hand resting on the main-shrouds and her body swaying gently to the slight roll of the ship.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

As common as hot Jupiters are now known to be, they are still shrouded in mystery.

(Investigating the Mystery of Migrating 'Hot Jupiters', NASA)

One reason it is difficult to find a triplet of supermassive black holes is that they are likely to be shrouded in gas and dust, blocking much of their light.

(Three Black Holes on Collision Course, NASA)

These last I broke through with a sudden jerk, and then regained the deck by the starboard shrouds.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Some appear to be shrouded in dust, while others are exposed and easy to see.

(NASA's WISE findings poke hole in black hole 'Doughnut' theory, NASA)

Only within the folds of a shroud have I ever seen so wan a face.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Down they swooped, one on the right, one on the left, the sides and shrouds black with men and bristling with weapons.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I know not what dress she had on: it was white and straight; but whether gown, sheet, or shroud, I cannot tell.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)