Shrouded

Shrouded
Shroud Shroud, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shrouded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shrouding}.] [Cf. AS. scr?dan. See {Shroud}, n.] 1. To cover with a shroud; especially, to inclose in a winding sheet; to dress for the grave. [1913 Webster]

The ancient Egyptian mummies were shrouded in a number of folds of linen besmeared with gums. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

2. To cover, as with a shroud; to protect completely; to cover so as to conceal; to hide; to veil. [1913 Webster]

One of these trees, with all his young ones, may shroud four hundred horsemen. --Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster]

Some tempest rise, And blow out all the stars that light the skies, To shroud my shame. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]


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  • shrouded — index blind (concealed), clandestine, covert, esoteric, furtive, hidden, impalpable, inconspicuous …   Law dictionary

  • shrouded — adj. shrouded in (shrouded in mystery) * * * shrouded in (shrouded in mystery) …   Combinatory dictionary

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  • shrouded in mystery — index esoteric, inexplicable, problematic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Shrouded tidal turbine — An emerging tidal stream technology is the shrouded tidal turbine enclosed in a Venturi shaped shroud or duct producing a sub atmosphere of low pressure behind the turbine, allowing the turbine to operate at higher efficiency (than the Betz limit …   Wikipedia

  • shrouded — adjective a) Wearing, or provided with a shroud. b) Concealed or hidden from sight, as if by a shroud …   Wiktionary

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  • shrouded — adj. concealed, covered, obscured; wrapped in cerements, wrapped in a burial cloth ʃraÊŠd n. burial cloth, sheet used to wrap a body for burial, cerement; covering, something that covers like a shroud; one of the ropes supporting a ship s mast v …   English contemporary dictionary

  • shrouded — adj wrapped, enveloped, swathed, cloaked, enshrouded, hidden, concealed, covered, clouded, blanketed, veiled ≠ exposed, uncovered …   Useful english dictionary

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