shrouds
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Noun
shrouds noun
- That which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment.
- Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet.
- That which covers or shelters like a shroud.
- A covered place used as a retreat or shelter, as a cave or den; also, a vault or crypt.
shrouds noun
- The branching top of a tree; foliage.
Verb
shrouds verb
- To cover with a shroud.
- To conceal or hide from view, as if by a shroud.“The details of the plot were shrouded in mystery.”
- To take shelter or harbour.
shrouds verb
- To lop the branches from (a tree).
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sindonshroodenshroudcoversheettackpallcerementhidemainsheetweather sheetwinding-clotheswinding-sheetbootscoversenwrapsfuttockguys
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