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Swifter :: Swifter (n.) The forward shroud of a lower mast.

Ratlins :: Ratlins (n. pl.) The small transverse ropes attached to the shrouds and forming the steps of a rope ladder.

Enshroud :: Enshroud (v. t.) To cover with, or as with, a shroud; to shroud..

Benight :: Benight (v. t.) To involve in darkness; to shroud with the shades of night; to obscure.

Shroud :: Shroud (n.) That which covers or shelters like a shroud.

Shroud :: Shroud (n.) That which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment..

Swiftfoot :: Swifter (v. t.) To tighten, as slack standing rigging, by bringing the opposite shrouds nearer..

Strain :: Strain (a.) To draw with force; to extend with great effort; to stretch; as, to strain a rope; to strain the shrouds of a ship; to strain the cords of a musical instrument..

Shrouded :: Shrouded (imp. & p. p.) of Shrou.

Bolster :: Bolster (n.) A cushioned or a piece of soft wood covered with tarred canvas, placed on the trestletrees and against the mast, for the collars of the shrouds to rest on, to prevent chafing..

Disenshrouded :: Disenshrouded (a.) Freed from a shroudlike covering; unveiled.

Shadow :: Shadow (n.) To protect; to shelter from danger; to shroud.

Shroud :: Shroud (v. i.) To take shelter or harbor.

Dead-eye :: Dead-eye (n.) A round, flattish, wooden block, encircled by a rope, or an iron band, and pierced with three holes to receive the lanyard; -- used to extend the shrouds and stays, and for other purposes. Called also deadman's eye..

Shroud :: 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.

Cerement :: Cerement (n.) Any shroud or wrapping for the dead.

Shroud :: Shroud (n.) A covered place used as a retreat or shelter, as a cave or den; also, a vault or crypt..

Wapp :: Wapp (n.) A rope with wall knots in it with which the shrouds are set taut.

Channel :: Channel (n.) Flat ledges of heavy plank bolted edgewise to the outside of a vessel, to increase the spread of the shrouds and carry them clear of the bulwarks..

Crosstrees :: Crosstrees (n. pl.) Pieces of timber at a masthead, to which are attached the upper shrouds. At the head of lower masts in large vessels, they support a semicircular platform called the top..

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