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DictionaryshroudConcealing covering
noun / verb

shroud

SHROWD/ʃraʊd/

A covering that wraps or hides something.

The plain shroud wraps the body in overlapping folds on the low bier.

A plain burial cloth envelops a deceased woman on a simple low bier, with overlapping folds clearly showing how the cloth wraps the body.
Etymology
shroudOld Englishgarment, covering

Old English scrud meant clothing or something that enveloped and concealed. The general covering became a particular one: the cloth wrapped around a body for burial.

In context

TED8:18
After wrapping the deceased in a simple shroud, friends and family carry the body to the top of the core
When I die, recompose me | Katrina Spade

More examples

  • The mechanic removes the protective shroud around the fan.
  • Thick smoke shrouds the burning building.
  • The details of their agreement remain shrouded in secrecy.

Forms

shroud · shrouds · shrouded · shrouding

Similar words

covering
A general term that does not necessarily imply concealment.
veil
Often suggests a thin layer that only partly conceals.
cloak
Often suggests concealment used deliberately to disguise something.