| Front | shroud |
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| Back | noun, verb BrE /ʃraʊd/NAmE /ʃraʊd/ noun 1 a piece of cloth that a dead person's body is wrapped in before it is burieda burial shroud 2 ~ of sth (literary) a thing that covers, surrounds or hides sthThe organization is cloaked in a shroud of secrecy. a shroud of smoke verb [usually passive]1 ~ sth in sth (of darkness, clouds, cloth, etc.) to cover or hide sthThe city was shrouded in mist. furniture shrouded in dust sheets 2 ~ sth in sth to hide information or keep it secret and mysteriousHis family background is shrouded in mystery. |
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