shroud

n 1: a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a

parachute

2: a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a

sail is set in relation to the wind [syn: {sheet}, {tack},

{mainsheet}, {weather sheet}]

3: something in which a corpse is wrapped [syn: {pall}, {cerement},

{winding-sheet}, {winding-clothes}]

v 1: cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization

are shrouded in mystery" [syn: {enshroud}, {hide}, {cover}]

2: form a cover like a shroud; "Mist shrouded the castle"

3: wrap in a shroud; of corpses