shroud

noun

1. a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute

Definition categories: man–made, line

2. (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

Similar word(s): mainsheet, sheet, tack

Definition categories: man–made, line

3. burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped

Similar word(s): cerement, pall

Definition categories: man–made

verb

1. cover as if with a shroud

- The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery

Similar word(s): cover, enshroud, hide

Definition categories: contact, enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, wrap

2. form a cover like a shroud

- Mist shrouded the castle

Definition categories: stative, cover

3. wrap in a shroud

- shroud the corpses

Definition categories: contact, wrap