n.
Pronunciation: ' shrau ̇ d, esp Southern ' srau ̇ d
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, garment, from Old English scr ū d; akin to Old English scr ē ade 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
shroud[1]