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- noun Plural form of
shroud . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
shroud .
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Examples
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On both sides, between the fore and main shrouds, guys had been stretched, just low enough for the fore-boom to swing clear; and from each of these guys at least fifty bunches of bananas were suspended.
THE HEATHEN 2010
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On both sides, between the fore and main shrouds, guys had been stretched, just low enough for the foreboom to swing clear; and from each of these guys at least fifty bunches of bananas were suspended.
THE HEATHEN 2010
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On both sides, between the fore and main shrouds, guys had been stretched, just low enough for the foreboom to swing clear; and from each of these guys at least fifty bunches of bananas were suspended.
THE HEATHEN 2010
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On both sides, between the fore and main shrouds, guys had been stretched, just low enough for the fore-boom to swing clear; and from each of these guys at least fifty bunches of bananas were suspended.
The Heathen 1914
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On both sides, between the fore and main shrouds, guys had been stretched, just low enough for the fore-boom to swing clear; and from each of these guys at least fifty bunches of bananas were suspended.
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She was standing a dozen feet away, one hand resting on the main shrouds and her body swaying gently to the slight roll of the ship.
Chapter 24 1904
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At this point we were wont to summon courage and rush out, with the kitchen poker and a candle shapeless with tallow shrouds from the strong draughts.
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On SunRail trains, they will sit about 3 feet above the rails in insulated boxes called shrouds that push the sound forward and diminish noise to the sides.
SplicedFeed 2010
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We had one here, that's either 49 or 409, maybe 409, time kind of shrouds my mind.
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Besides stays and backstays, the masts have "shrouds" to strengthen them.
Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 Various
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