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shroud

1. Nautical one of a pattern of ropes or cables used to stay a mast

2. any of a set of lines running from the canopy of a parachute to the harness

shroud [shrau̇d]

(engineering)

A protective covering, usually of metal plate or sheet.

(horology)

The ends of lantern clock pinions that hold the pins.

(naval architecture)

A principal member of the standing rigging consisting of hemp or wire ropes which extend from or near a masthead to a vessel's side or to the rim of the top of the mast to afford lateral support for the mast.

shroud

A place under ground, as a crypt of a church.

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shroud (redirected from Burial shroud)

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