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shroud

The correct spelling is shroud.

How to pronounce shroud

noun

IPA: /ʃɹaʊd/

Say it like: Shr-owd

The correct spelling is shroud. That which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment. For example: "The details of the plot were shrouded in mystery."

Usage Examples

The details of the plot were shrouded in mystery.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.That which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment.
  2. 2.Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet.
  3. 3.That which covers or shelters like a shroud.
  4. 4.A covered place used as a retreat or shelter, as a cave or den; also, a vault or crypt.
  5. 5.A rope or cable serving to support the mast sideways.

verb

  1. 1.To cover with a shroud.
  2. 2.To conceal or hide from view, as if by a shroud.
  3. 3.To take shelter or harbour.
  4. 4.To lop the branches from (a tree).

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