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• shroud — [shroud] n. [ME schroude < OE scrud, akin to ON skrud, accouterments, cloth, OE screade, SHRED] 1. a cloth used to wrap a corpse for burial; winding sheet 2. something that covers, protects, or screens; veil; shelter 3. any of a set of ropes… …   English World dictionary

• wrap — index clothe, cover (guard), encompass (surround), ensconce, enshroud, envelop, hide …   Law dictionary

• wrap — [n] clothing that is worn over for warmth blanket, cape, cloak, coat, cover, fur, jacket, mantle, shawl, stole; concept 451 wrap [v] surround with a covering absorb, bandage, bind, bundle, bundle up, camouflage, cloak, clothe, cover, drape,… …   New thesaurus

• shroud — ► NOUN 1) a length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial. 2) a thing that envelops or obscures. 3) technical a protective casing or cover. 4) (shrouds) a set of ropes forming part of the rigging of a… …   English terms dictionary

• shroud — I verb adumbrate, becloud, befog, blanket, bury, cloak, closet, conceal, cover, curtain, darken, eclipse, encase, ensconce, envelop, enwrap, hide, mask, muffle, obscure, overshadow, protect, render invisible, screen, seclude, sheathe, shelter,… …   Law dictionary

• shroud — vb *cover, overspread, envelop, wrap, veil Analogous words: *hide, conceal, screen, bury: cloak, mask, camouflage, *disguise …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• wrap — vb *cover, overspread, envelop, shroud, veil Analogous words: *enclose, envelop: *surround, encompass, environ, gird, girdle: cloak, mask, camouflage (see DISGUISE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• 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

• wrap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. robe, shawl, serape, cloak, coat, cape, cover, wrapper, blanket. v. t. swathe, swaddle, clothe, cover, envelop, enclose; hide, muffle, conceal; fold, lap, wind; pack[age]. See covering, environment.… …   English dictionary for students

• shroud — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ burial, funeral, mourning VERB + SHROUD ▪ wrap sb in ▪ A human form lay there, wrapped in a shroud. PREPOSI …   Collocations dictionary

• shroud — ʃraÊŠd n. burial cloth, sheet used to wrap a body for burial, cerement; covering, something that covers like a shroud; one of the ropes supporting a ship s mast v. wrap in cerements, wrap a corpse in a burial cloth; conceal, obscure, screen from …   English contemporary dictionary