shroud

Meaning

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃɹaʊd/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English shroud, from Old English sċrūd, from Proto-Germanic *skrūdą. Cognate with Old Norse skrúð (“the shrouds of a ship”) ( > Danish, Norwegian skrud (“splendid attire”)).

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