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1 wrapped in a shroud of mystery
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2 shroud
n. (doods)kleed; lijkwade, sluier--------v. omhullen, verbergenshroud1[ sjraud] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden:wrapped in a shroud of mystery • in een sluier van geheimzinnigheid gehuld————————shroud2〈 werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:
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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