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shrouds

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shrouds noun

  1. That which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment.
  2. Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet.
  3. That which covers or shelters like a shroud.
  4. A covered place used as a retreat or shelter, as a cave or den; also, a vault or crypt.

shrouds noun

  1. The branching top of a tree; foliage.

Verb

shrouds verb

  1. To cover with a shroud.
  2. To conceal or hide from view, as if by a shroud.“The details of the plot were shrouded in mystery.”
  3. To take shelter or harbour.

shrouds verb

  1. To lop the branches from (a tree).

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