shrouded (B2)
noun, verb
Pronunciation: /ʃraʊd/
Definition
A length of cloth or an enveloping covering in which a dead person is wrapped for burial.
Examples
The funeral home prepared the body, carefully placing it in the shroud.
She requested to be buried in a simple linen shroud.
Ancient Egyptians were often buried with elaborate shrouds adorned with hieroglyphs.
How to Use shrouded
- shroud of secrecy (idiom)
- A situation where something is kept secret or unknown. — "The company operated under a shroud of secrecy regarding its new product."
- shroud in/with (prepositional phrase)
- To be covered or hidden by something. — "The ancient ruins were shrouded in jungle vines."
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