[shroud] n [ME, garment, fr. OE scrud; akin to OE screade shred--more at shred] (14c) 1 obs: 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 usu. fiberglass guard that protects a spacecraft from the heat of launching
3: burial garment: winding-sheet, cerement
4. a: one of the ropes leading usu. 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
[2]shroud vt (14c) 1 a archaic: to cover for protection b obs: conceal
2. a: to cut off from view: obscure "trees ~ed by a heavy fog" b: to veil under another appearance (as by obscuring or disguising) "~ed the decision in a series of formalities"
3: to dress for burial ~ vi, archaic: to seek shelter