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shroud::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | mainsheet, sheet, tack, weather sheet |
| Type of | line |
| Has types | futtock shroud |
shroud::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cerement, pall, winding-clothes, winding-sheet |
| Type of | burial garment |
shroud::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | line |
Examples of shroud
shroud
The steel, covered in a black shroud, was driven up a long ramp to street level.
From the kansas.com
If they want to parade in bikinis or shroud themselves in burkas, then so be it.
From the bbc.co.uk
A carbon-dating test in 1988 concluded that the shroud came from medieval times.
From the foxnews.com
The green interment itself takes place in a biodegradable casket, urn or shroud.
From the sltrib.com
The junk cloud will eventually disperse around the entire planet, like a shroud.
From the newsweek.com
The shroud clearly comes from a different culture if not a different time, also.
From the economist.com
I'm getting sick of the daily shroud waving from well funded charity executives.
From the guardian.co.uk
The dating dispute may be settled, but the shroud remains as mysterious as ever.
From the time.com
This world glows with a ghostly light, given off by its shroud of ionised gases.
From the newscientist.com
- A line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute
- Cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"
- Form a cover like a shroud; "Mist shrouded the castle"
- Sheet: (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
- Pall: burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
- Shroud usually refers to an item, such as a cloth, that covers or protects some other object. The term is most often used in reference to burial sheets, winding-cloths or winding-sheets, such as the famous Shroud of Turin or Tachrichim (burial shrouds) that Jews are dressed in for burial. ...
- Shroud (Maximillian Quincy Coleridge) is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. He first appeared in Super-Villain Team-Up #5, (April 1976), and was created by Steve Englehart and Herb Trimpe.
- Shroud is a 2003 novel by John Banville.
- On a sailboat, the shrouds are pieces of standing rigging which hold the mast up from side to side. There is frequently more than one shroud on each side of the boat. ...
