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• Mystery House (radio drama) — Mystery House was a radio drama series which began broadcasting on NBC in 1929. The program was an early effort at bringing thriller and suspense dramas to the airwaves. The Oakland Tribune offered this description of the program on September 21 …   Wikipedia

• shroud — n. & v. n. 1 a sheetlike garment for wrapping a corpse for burial. 2 anything that conceals like a shroud (wrapped in a shroud of mystery). 3 (in pl.) Naut. a set of ropes forming part of the standing rigging and supporting the mast or topmast. v …   Useful english dictionary

• Shroud of Turin — The Shroud of Turin: modern photo of the face, positive left, negative right. Negative has been contrast enhanced. The Shroud of T …   Wikipedia

• shroud — [[t]ʃra͟ʊd[/t]] shrouds, shrouding, shrouded 1) N COUNT A shroud is a cloth which is used for wrapping a dead body. 2) N COUNT: N of n You can refer to something that surrounds an object or situation as a shroud of something. ...a parked car… …   English dictionary

• shroud — I UK [ʃraʊd] / US noun [countable] Word forms shroud : singular shroud plural shrouds 1) a piece of cloth that is wrapped around a dead body before it is buried 2) mainly literary something that covers or hides something A shroud of darkness hung …   English dictionary

• shroud — 1 noun (C) 1 a cloth that is wrapped around a dead person s body before it is buried 2 something that hides or covers something: The fog rolled in, and a grey shroud covered the city. (+ of): A shroud of silence surrounded the general s death. 2… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• shroud — shroud1 [ʃraud] n [: Old English; Origin: scrud] 1.) a cloth that is wrapped around a dead person s body before it is buried 2.) literary something that hides or covers something ▪ The fog rolled in, and a grey shroud covered the city. shroud of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• shroud — shroud1 [ ʃraud ] noun count 1. ) a piece of cloth that is wrapped around a dead body before it is buried 2. ) MAINLY LITERARY something that covers or hides something: A shroud of darkness hung over the city. shroud shroud 2 [ ʃraud ] verb… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• shroud — shroudless, adj. shroudlike, adj. /shrowd/, n. 1. a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial. 2. something that covers or conceals like a garment: a shroud of rain. 3. Naut. any of a number of taut ropes or wires converging from… …   Universalium

• shroud — 1. noun a) That which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment. b) Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet. 2 …   Wiktionary

• shroud — [[t]ʃraʊd[/t]] n. 1) a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial 2) something that covers, conceals, or protects: a shroud of darkness[/ex] 3) navig. any of a number of fixed ropes or wires that converge from the head of a ship s… …   From formal English to slang