wrap in a shroud

  • 1shroud — [shroud] n. [ME schroude < OE scrud, akin to ON skrud, accouterments, cloth, OE screade, SHRED] 1. a cloth used to wrap a corpse for burial; winding sheet 2. something that covers, protects, or screens; veil; shelter 3. any of a set of ropes… …

    English World dictionary

  • 2wrap — index clothe, cover (guard), encompass (surround), ensconce, enshroud, envelop, hide …

    Law dictionary

  • 3wrap — [n] clothing that is worn over for warmth blanket, cape, cloak, coat, cover, fur, jacket, mantle, shawl, stole; concept 451 wrap [v] surround with a covering absorb, bandage, bind, bundle, bundle up, camouflage, cloak, clothe, cover, drape,… …

    New thesaurus

  • 4shroud — ► NOUN 1) a length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial. 2) a thing that envelops or obscures. 3) technical a protective casing or cover. 4) (shrouds) a set of ropes forming part of the rigging of a… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 5shroud — I verb adumbrate, becloud, befog, blanket, bury, cloak, closet, conceal, cover, curtain, darken, eclipse, encase, ensconce, envelop, enwrap, hide, mask, muffle, obscure, overshadow, protect, render invisible, screen, seclude, sheathe, shelter,… …

    Law dictionary

  • 6shroud — vb *cover, overspread, envelop, wrap, veil Analogous words: *hide, conceal, screen, bury: cloak, mask, camouflage, *disguise …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 7wrap — vb *cover, overspread, envelop, shroud, veil Analogous words: *enclose, envelop: *surround, encompass, environ, gird, girdle: cloak, mask, camouflage (see DISGUISE) …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 8Shroud of Turin — The Shroud of Turin: modern photo of the face, positive left, negative right. Negative has been contrast enhanced. The Shroud of T …

    Wikipedia

  • 9wrap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. robe, shawl, serape, cloak, coat, cape, cover, wrapper, blanket. v. t. swathe, swaddle, clothe, cover, envelop, enclose; hide, muffle, conceal; fold, lap, wind; pack[age]. See covering, environment.… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 10shroud — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ burial, funeral, mourning VERB + SHROUD ▪ wrap sb in ▪ A human form lay there, wrapped in a shroud. PREPOSI …

    Collocations dictionary