shroud

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute
  2. noun (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
  3. noun burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped

Etymology

From 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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