Shroud

shrowd, n. the dre of the dead, a winding-sheet: that which clothes or covers: any underground hole, a vault, burrow, .: ( pl. ) a set of ropes from the mast-heads to a ship's sides, to support the masts.— v.t. to enclose in a shroud: to cover: to hide: to shelter.— v.i. to take shelter.— adjs. Shroud′le , without a shroud; Shroud′y , giving shelter. [A.S. scrúd ; Ice. skrúdh , clothing.]