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, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for shrouded

British Dictionary definitions for shrouded

shroud
/ (ʃraʊd) /

noun

verb

Derived forms of shroud

shroudless, adjective

Word Origin for shroud

Old English scrūd garment; related to Old Norse skrūth gear