a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
something that covers or conceals like a garment: a shroud of rain.
Nautical. any of a number of taut ropes or wires converging from both sides on the head of a lower or upper mast of the outer end of a bowsprit to steady it against lateral sway: a part of the standing rigging.
Also called shroud line .Aeronautics. any of a number of suspension cords of a parachute attaching the load to the canopy.
Also called shrouding.Machinery.
(on a nonmetallic gear) an extended metal rim enclosing the ends of the teeth on either side.
(on a water wheel) one of two rings of boards or plates enclosing the buckets at their ends.
Rocketry. a cone-shaped shield that protects the payload of a launch vehicle.
verb (used with object)
to wrap or clothe for burial; enshroud.
to cover; hide from view.
to veil, as in obscurity or mystery: They shrouded their past lives in an effort to forget.
to provide (a water wheel) with a shroud.
Obsolete. to shelter.
verb (used without object)
Archaic. to take shelter.
Origin of shroud
before 1000; (noun) Middle English; Old English scrūd; cognate with Old Norse skrūth; akin to shred; (v.) Middle English shrouden, derivative of the noun; replacing Middle English shriden,Old English scrȳdan, derivative of scrūd
So if you do see a shroud down the hallway, you might not want to run.
Why do we see ghosts?|Jake Bittle|October 6, 2020|Popular Science
Dyar views VERITAS as one of a three-part campaign that would ideally peel back the planet’s yellow shroud—an orbiter, an atmospheric probe, and a lander.
Three ways scientists could search for life on Venus|Charlie Wood|October 1, 2020|Popular Science
Like most small drones, it integrates automatic obstacle avoidance and uses propeller shrouds to protect both the blades themselves and any objects, persons, or pets that might otherwise encounter them.
New Amazon hardware: Ring drones, Echo Dot 4th Gen, Wi-Fi 6 Eero, and more|Jim Salter|September 24, 2020|Ars Technica
While in cruise flight, it pivots so that the propeller shrouds become wing-like, giving the craft an aerodynamic boost as it flies more like a fixed-wing aircraft than a helicopter.
Amazon is one big step closer to delivering packages by drone|Rob Verger|September 2, 2020|Popular Science
Clouds of sulfuric acid shroud the surface from space-based observation, and the extreme heat and pressure destroy most electronics and landing gear in a very short time.
The 5 best places to explore in the solar system—besides Mars|Neel Patel|August 17, 2020|MIT Technology Review
The shawl, we learn, weaves its way through Mexican life, from its use as a baby carrier to a shroud used to bury the dead.
Shining a Spotlight on Mexico’s Iconic Textile—the Rebozo|Liza Foreman|June 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The most famous ones are the Mandylion of Edessa, the Veronica and the Shroud of Turin.
Self-portraits with Buzz|Blake Gopnik|June 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Indeed, the Shroud is as difficult to understand, in its way, as the Resurrection.
The Shroud of Turin and Thomas de Wesselow’s ‘The Sign.’|Thomas de Wesselow|April 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Overall, the 1988 carbon-dating has made little difference to sindonology (as study of the Shroud is known).
The Shroud of Turin and Thomas de Wesselow’s ‘The Sign.’|Thomas de Wesselow|April 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Ultimately, it is worry about what the Shroud might mean that determines its rejection by modern rationalists.
The Shroud of Turin and Thomas de Wesselow’s ‘The Sign.’|Thomas de Wesselow|April 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
There is a touch of poetry connected with that veil—it literally is the shroud in which she will be buried.
The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851|Various
His shroud was a blanket, in which the head, as well as the body, was completely enveloped.
Sketches of Aboriginal Life|V. V. Vide
The secretive commercial policy of the Dutch authorities made them shroud Tasman's discoveries in mystery.
The Long White Cloud|William Pember Reeves
About this truth Beaumont weaves a shroud of unsullied beauty, a poetry that has rarely been surpassed.
Francis Beaumont: Dramatist|Charles Mills Gayley
He even writhes with laughter, and eats a corner of his shroud as if to prevent himself from bursting into a too unseemly mirth.
Egypt (La Mort De Philae)|Pierre Loti
British Dictionary definitions for shroud
shroud
/ (ʃraʊd) /
noun
a garment or piece of cloth used to wrap a dead body
anything that envelops like a garmenta shroud of mist
a protective covering for a piece of equipment
astronauticsa streamlined protective covering used to protect the payload during a rocket-powered launch
nauticalone of a pattern of ropes or cables used to stay a mast
any of a set of wire cables stretched between a smokestack or similar structure and the ground, to prevent side sway
Also called: shroud lineany of a set of lines running from the canopy of a parachute to the harness
verb
(tr)to wrap in a shroud
(tr)to cover, envelop, or hide
archaicto seek or give shelter
Derived forms of shroud
shroudless, adjective
Word Origin for shroud
Old English scrūd garment; related to Old Norse skrūth gear