shroud

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US /ˈʃɹæʊ̯d/ UK /ˈʃɹaʊ̯d/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

1

verb
cover as if with a shroud

The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery.
2

verb
form a cover like a shroud

Mist shrouded the castle.

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Synonyms

1 verb · cover as if with a shroud cover

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Word family

Forms shroudedshroudingshrouds

Derived forms beshroudenshroudovershroudreshroudshroud-laidshroud-wavingshroudershroudieshroudlessshroudlikeshroudyunshroud

Etymology

From Middle English shroud, from Old English sċrūd, from Proto-Germanic *skrūdą. Cognate with Old Norse skrúð (“the shrouds of a ship”) ( > Danish, Norwegian skrud (“splendid attire”)).

shroud Middle English sċrūd Old English *skrūdą Proto-Germanic

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