n.
Function: transitive verb
Date: 14th century
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