Index of English words, starting with "sh"

(1) - Shroud (v. t.) To lop. See Shrood.
(2) - Shroud (v. i.) To take shelter or harbor.
(3) - Shroud (n.) To cover, as with a shroud; to protect completely; to cover so as to conceal; to hide; to veil.
(4) - Shroud (n.) To cover with a shroud; especially, to inclose in a winding sheet; to dress for the grave.
(5) - Shroud (n.) One of the two annular plates at the periphery of a water wheel, which form the sides of the buckets; a shroud plate.
(6) - Shroud (n.) A set of ropes serving as stays to support the masts. The lower shrouds are secured to the sides of vessels by heavy iron bolts and are passed around the head of the lower masts.
(7) - Shroud (n.) The branching top of a tree; foliage.
(8) - Shroud (n.) A covered place used as a retreat or shelter, as a cave or den; also, a vault or crypt.
(9) - Shroud (n.) That which covers or shelters like a shroud.
(10) - Shroud (n.) Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet.
(11) - Shroud (n.) That which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment.

(1) - Shroud-laid (a.) Composed of four strands, and laid right-handed with a heart, or center; -- said of rope. See Illust. under Cordage.

(1) - Shroudless (a.) Without a shroud.

(1) - Shrovetide (n.) The days immediately preceding Ash Widnesday, especially the period between the evening before Quinguagesima Sunday and the morning of Ash Wednesday.