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wrapped in a shroud of mystery

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  • 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 — 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 — [[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

  • shroud — [ʃraʊd] noun [C] I 1) a piece of cloth that is wrapped around a dead body before it is buried 2) literary something that covers or hides something II verb [T] shroud [ʃraʊd] to cover or hide something • be shrouded in secrecy / mystery to be very …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • shroud — /ʃraʊd / (say shrowd) noun 1. a white cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial. 2. something which covers or conceals like a garment: a shroud of rain. 3. (usually plural) Nautical one of a set of strong ropes extended from the… …  

  • literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

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