Shroud - Definition
shroud
n 1: a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a
parachute
2: (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at
which a sail is set in relation to the wind [syn: sheet,
tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud]
3: burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped [syn: pall,
shroud, cerement, winding-sheet, winding-clothes]
v 1: cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this
civilization are shrouded in mystery" [syn: shroud,
enshroud, hide, cover]
2: form a cover like a shroud; "Mist shrouded the castle"
3: wrap in a shroud; "shroud the corpses"