n 1: a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a
parachute
2: a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a
sail is set in relation to the wind [syn: sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet]
3: burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped [syn: pall, cerement, winding-sheet, winding-clothes]
v 1: cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization
are shrouded in mystery" [syn: enshroud, hide, cover]
2: form a cover like a shroud; "Mist shrouded the castle"
3: wrap in a shroud; of corpses