■ 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: a ~ of mist.
3》 technical a protective casing or cover.
4》 ( ~s ) a set of ropes forming part of the standing rigging of a sailing boat and supporting the mast or topmast.
↘(also ~ line ) each of the lines joining the canopy of a parachute to the harness.
■ verb
1》 wrap or dress in a ~.
2》 cover or envelop so as to conceal from view.
Origin
OE scrūd 'garment, clothing', of Gmc origin, from a base meaning 'cut'; related to shred .