shrowd

shrowd
Shrood \Shrood\, v. t. [Cf. {Shroud}.] [Written also {shroud}, and {shrowd}.] To trim; to lop. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]

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  • Shrowd — Shrowd, v. t. See {Shrood}. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shrowd — shrowd(e obs. forms of shrewd, shroud …   Useful english dictionary

  • shroud-laid — /shrowd layd /, adj. Cordage. noting a fiber rope of four strands laid right handed with or without a heart. [1790 1800] * * * …   Universalium

  • shrowde — shrowd(e obs. forms of shrewd, shroud …   Useful english dictionary

  • shroud-laid — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective of a rope : composed of four strands and laid right handed with a heart or core * * * /shrowd layd /, adj. Cordage. noting a fiber rope of four strands laid right handed with or without a heart. [1790 1800] * * * shroud laidˈ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Shrood — Shrood, v. t. [Cf. {Shroud}.] [Written also {shroud}, and {shrowd}.] To trim; to lop. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shroud — Shrood Shrood, v. t. [Cf. {Shroud}.] [Written also {shroud}, and {shrowd}.] To trim; to lop. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wight — For other uses, see Wight (disambiguation). Wight is a Middle English word, from Old English wiht, and used to describe a creature or living sentient being. It is akin to Old High German wiht, meaning a creature or thing.[1][2] In its original… …   Wikipedia

  • enshroud — /en shrowd /, v.t. to shroud; conceal. [1575 85; EN 1 + SHROUD] * * * …   Universalium

  • shroud — shroudless, adj. shroudlike, adj. /shrowd/, n. 1. a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial. 2. something that covers or conceals like a garment: a shroud of rain. 3. Naut. any of a number of taut ropes or wires converging from… …   Universalium

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