shroud
[ shroud ]
/ ʃraʊd /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Archaic.
to take shelter.
Origin of shroud
before 1000; (noun) Middle English; Old English
scrūd; cognate with Old Norse
skrūth; akin to
shred; (v.) Middle English
shrouden, derivative of the noun; replacing Middle English
shriden, Old English
scrȳdan, derivative of
scrūd
OTHER WORDS FROM shroud
shroud·less, adjective shroud·like, adjectiveWords nearby shroud
shriver,
shroff,
shroom,
shropshire,
shropshire lad, a,
shroud,
shroud of turin,
shroud-laid,
shrove,
shrove monday,
shrove sunday
Example sentences from the Web for shrouded
British Dictionary definitions for shrouded
shroud
/ (ʃraʊd) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of shroud
shroudless, adjectiveWord Origin for shroud
Old English
scrūd garment; related to Old Norse
skrūth gear