shroud-laid

[ shroud-leyd ]
/ ˈʃraʊdˌleɪd /

adjective Cordage.

noting a fiber rope of four strands laid right-handed with or without a heart.

Origin of shroud-laid

First recorded in 1790–1800

British Dictionary definitions for shroud-laid

shroud-laid

adjective

(of a rope) made with four strands twisted to the right, usually around a core