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Shrouding :: Shrouding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shrou.

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

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..

Unshroud :: Unshroud (v. t.) To remove the shroud from; to uncover.

Cat-harping :: Cat-harping (n.) One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so a to give freer sweep to the yards.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Shroud :: Shroud (n.) The branching top of a tree; foliage.

Shroud :: Shroud (n.) To cover, as with a shroud; to protect completely; to cover so as to conceal; to hide; to veil..

Shroud :: Shroud (n.) To cover with a shroud; especially, to inclose in a winding sheet; to dress for the grave..

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..

Shroudless :: Shroudless (a.) Without a shroud.

Backstay :: Backstay (n.) A rope or stay extending from the masthead to the side of a ship, slanting a little aft, to assist the shrouds in supporting the mast..

Shroud :: 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..

Shroud :: Shroud (n.) Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet..

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

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