26984 words

shroud

7 definitions • 8 examples
1
a cloth or long, loose piece of clothing that is used to wrap a dead body before it is buried
2
a layer of something that covers or surrounds something:

Examples:

Everything was covered in a thick shroud of dust.
3
a situation that prevents something from being known or understood:

Examples:

The truth about the accident remains hidden beneath a shroud of secrecy.
4
to hide something by covering or surrounding it:

Examples:

Visitors have complained about the scaffolding that shrouds half the castle.
Suddenly all the lights went out and the house was shrouded in darkness.
The mist shrouding the valley had lifted by eight o'clock.
5
a cloth used to wrap a dead body before it is buried
6
A shroud is also anything that covers:

Examples:

He cleared the leafy shroud covering the sign.
7
to cover or hide something:

Examples:

The mountains were shrouded in fog.
The fate of the explorer is shrouded in mystery.

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