1. (

• shroud ,

) a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute ;

2. (

• sheet ,
• tack ,
• mainsheet ,
• weather_sheet ,
• shroud ,

) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind ;

3. (

• pall ,
• shroud ,
• cerement ,
• winding-sheet ,
• winding-clothes

) burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped ;

1. (

• shroud ,
• enshroud ,
• hide ,
• cover ,

) cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery" ;

2. (

• shroud ,

) form a cover like a shroud; "Mist shrouded the castle" ;

3. (

• shroud

) wrap in a shroud; "shroud the corpses" ;