shroud

¹shroud

noun
\ˈshrau̇d, especially Southern ˈsrau̇d\

Definition of SHROUD

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

Examples of SHROUD

1. <the truth of the affair will always be hidden under a shroud of secrecy>

Illustration of SHROUD

Origin of SHROUD

Middle English, garment, from Old English scrūd; akin to Old English scrēade shred — more at shred

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to SHROUD

Synonyms: blanket, cope, cover, covering, coverture, cover-up, curtain, hood, mantle, mask, pall, penumbra, robe, cloak, veil, wraps

Related Words: blind, concealer, screen, shield; fig leaf, Potemkin village, Trojan horse; camouflage, disguise, facade (also façade), face, mask, veneer; gloss, varnish

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Other Aeronautics/Aerospace Terms

airway, apron, corridor, dirigible, fishtail, flat-hat, vector

Rhymes with SHROUD

boughed, bowed, browed, cloud, crowd, loud, proud, stroud