I. ˈshrau̇d, especially Southern ˈsrau̇d noun
Etymology: Middle English, garment, from Old English scrūd; akin to Old English scrēade shred — more at shred
Date: 14th century
1. obsolete : shelter , protection
2. : something that covers, screens, or guards: as
a. : one of two flanges that give peripheral support to turbine or fan bedding
b. : a usually fiberglass guard that protects a spacecraft from the heat of launching
3. : burial garment : winding-sheet , cerement
4.
a. : one of the ropes leading usually in pairs from a ship's mastheads to give lateral support to the masts
b. : one of the cords that suspend the harness of a parachute from the canopy
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II. verb
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1.
a. archaic : to cover for protection
b. obsolete : conceal
2.
a. : to cut off from view : obscure
trees shroud ed by fog
this point is shroud ed in uncertainty — Henry James
b. : to veil under another appearance (as by obscuring or disguising)
shroud ed the decision in a series of formalities
3. : to dress for burial
intransitive verb
archaic : to seek shelter