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Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th
shroud
shroud (shroud)n. 1. A cloth used to wrap a body for burial; a winding sheet. 2. Something that conceals, protects, or screens: under a shroud of fog. 3. a. Nautical. One of a set of ropes or wire cables stretched from the masthead to the sides of a vessel to support the mast. b. A similar supporting line for a smokestack or comparable structure. c. One of the ropes connecting the harness and canopy of a parachute.v. shroud·ed, shroud·ing, shroudsv. tr. 1. To wrap (a corpse) in burial clothing. 2. To shut off from sight; screen. See Synonyms at block. 3. Archaic. To shelter; protect.v. intr. Archaic To take cover; find shelter. [Middle English schrud, garment, from Old English scrūd.]
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