shroud
noun, verb6 collocationsAvg. frequency: 3.3
A cloth in which a dead person is wrapped for burial.
A cloth used to cover a body during a funeral.
A cloth worn or used as a symbol of mourning.
shroud of6.0
figurative; used to describe something that covers or conceals, like 'a shroud of secrecy'.
Indicates being covered or wrapped by a shroud.
To cover a dead body with a shroud.