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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| He has gone from the guddee and put on the shroud, And departed in guise of bairagi avowed! He stepped forward at a ghostly pace, and stood beside the widow, contrasting the awful simplicity of his shroud with the glare and glitter in which she had arrayed herself for this unhappy scene. Suddenly he found himself confronted by a dreadful figure clad in a shroud, whose pallor and stony eyes smote him with a horrible apprehension. |
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