Shroud

Definition: Meaning of, shroud in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ʃraʊd /

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Singular	Plural
shroud	shrouds

[countable]

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Word Forms:

Prsesent	Past	Past Participle
shroud	shrouded	shrouded

Present Participle	Third Person Singular
shrouding	shrouds

[transitive usually in passive] [literary]

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shroud used in phrases

Turin Shroud, the
1. a piece of cloth which is believed by some people to have covered the dead body of Jesus Christ after he had been CRUCIFIED and to be marked with an image of his face. But scientists who tested the cloth using CARBON DATING methods believe that it is not as old as that.
futtock shroud (noun)
1. shroud that is part of a ship's rigging
shroud-waving (noun)
1. when people, especially doctors or politicians, publicly criticize the quality of medical care in the British National Health Service, in order to make the government provide more money for it
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Parts of Speech: adjective

of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another

shroud-waving