Meaning

noun a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute

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

noun burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped

originFrom Middle English shroud, from Old English sċrūd, from Proto-Germanic *skrūdą. Cognate with Old Norse skrúð (“the shrouds of a ship”) ( > Danish, Norwegian skrud (“splendid attire”)).

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