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The definition of shroud
10 Definitions of: shroud
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- noun, a garment or piece of cloth used to wrap a dead body
- noun, anything that envelops like a garment
- noun, a protective covering for a piece of equipment
- noun, astronautics a streamlined protective covering used to protect the payload during a rocket-powered launch
- noun, nautical one of a pattern of ropes or cables used to stay a mast
- noun, any of a set of wire cables stretched between a smokestack or similar structure and the ground, to prevent side sway
- noun, Also called: shroud line any of a set of lines running from the canopy of a parachute to the harness
- verb, to wrap in a shroud
- verb, to cover, envelop, or hide
- verb, to seek or give shelter
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| Synonyms: | mantle, winding sheet, grave clothes, cerecloth, cerement, cove, veil, screen, cloud, pall | And more... |
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of shroud