Noun
the truth of the affair will always be hidden under a shroud of secrecy Verb
The mountains were shrouded in fog.
Their work is shrouded in secrecy.
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Noun
Cobwebs surround a mower's engine shroud in the back of the garage.—Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025 Publicly vilified for freezing during the massacre, Gerald, an ex-school resource officer, lives under a shroud of shame, questioning his will to survive.—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 May 2025
Verb
Read: An unlikely model for male friendship Friendship often plays like a horror movie; the director, Andrew DeYoung, deploys techniques that shroud the story in suspense: dramatic cinematography, slow zooms, an off-putting lo-fi score.—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 28 May 2025 The book-to-screen adaptation has been shrouded in controversy since the movie press tour kicked off the summer of 2024.—Bryan West, USA Today, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for shroud
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Etymology
Noun
Middle English, garment, from Old English scrūd; akin to Old English scrēade shred — more at shred entry 1
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