1. Burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
   "The ancient Egyptians used linen shrouds in their mummification process";
   - pall, cerement, winding-sheet, winding-clothes
    
2. (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
   "The sailor adjusted the shroud to optimize the sail's position";
   - sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet
    
3. A line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute
   "The parachutist checked all the shrouds before jumping"
    
4. Something that conceals or obscures
   "A shroud of mystery surrounded the incident"

1. Cover as if with a shroud
   "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery";
   - enshroud, hide, cover
    
2. Form a cover like a shroud
   "Mist shrouded the castle"
    
3. Wrap in a shroud
   "shroud the corpses"

Derived forms: shrouding, shrouded, shrouds

Type of: burial garment, cover, enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, line, spread over, wrap, wrap up

Part of: chute, parachute, ship

Encyclopedia: Shroud