shroud

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shroud (enc)

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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