shroud

Meanings

• a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute
• (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
• burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
• cover as if with a shroud
  • "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"
• form a cover like a shroud
  • "Mist shrouded the castle"
• wrap in a shroud
  • "shroud the corpses"

Synonyms

cerement, cover, enshroud, hide, mainsheet, pall, sheet, tack, weather sheet, winding-clothes, winding-sheet