shroud
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7.2
- noun
- /ʃraʊd/
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sudario
- It's a mourning shroud.
- a dark shroud
- a shroud of secrecy
Also, the power supply shroud and tray can come out on its own.
- Also, the power supply shroud and tray can come out on its own.
- That's the one with the green shroud and green color way.
- But that's not what the story of the Shroud of Turin tells.
- Death Even so, the boards look like slave ships, like tombstones, like shrouds, like mummies.
- Better, the old saying, royal purple makes a noble shroud.
- But but here this is taking place within self consciousness and primarily as guilt or shroud.
Examples
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'Think of them as death shrouds.'
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The hood was part of the shroud all members of the order wore.
Fiction book (1991) -
A body wrapped in a shroud on a rock.
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The washing of the body, then the shroud, right.
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Some kind of protective shroud.
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I see him in my dreams at night, wrapped in a shroud, beckoning.
Fiction book (1997) -
Then there'll be the ritual washing and wrapping in a shroud; again, it's traditional.
Fiction book (1998) -
Gray muck draped like a shroud over Bingley Hall, ceiling lights bright and cold.
Fiction book (1993) -
Basya's death hung over me like a shroud and made me reluctant to respond to Anya's scented charms.
Fiction book (1994) -
The ancient tradition involved wrapping the deceased in a shroud before burial.
Synonyms
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1.0
A thing like a lid or blanket that lies over something to keep it safe
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1.1
A thing placed over something to protect or hide it
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8.9
A heavy dark cloth that covers a coffin at a funeral
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9.9
A cloth that people use to wrap a dead body for burial
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9.9
A waxed cloth used to wrap a dead body for burial
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9.9
A thin covering that hides something like mist or new leaves
A cloth used to wrap a dead body for burial
A waxed, waterproof cloth used to wrap a dead body for burial
A cloth used to wrap a dead person for burial
A cloth people put over a dead person's face at a burial
A covering or shelter that protects something from bad weather
A layer like skin, fur, or clothes that covers the body
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A rope or chain that supports the topmast by running from the platform edge to shrouds below
- Jargon
A rope or wire attached partway up a mast between other ropes to help keep the mast steady
- Literature
News reporting that focuses on sadness and shock to get attention
How Elaborate
Surface Forms
Etymology
Shroud comes from an old English word scrūd that meant 'garment' or 'clothing'. So a shroud is a cloth used to wrap a dead body, like a piece of clothing.