noun

1. a cloth used to wrap a corpse for burial; winding sheet
2. something that covers, protects, or screens; veil; shelter
3. any of a set of ropes or wires stretched from a ship's side to a masthead to offset lateral strain on the mast
4. any of the set of lines from the canopy of a parachute to the harness
   in full shroud line

Etymology: ME schroude < OE scrud, akin to ON skrud, accouterments, cloth, OE screade, shred

transitive verb

1. to wrap (a corpse) in a shroud
2. to hide from view; cover; screen
3. Archaic to shelter and protect

intransitive verb