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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Shrouding \Shroud"ing\, n. The shrouds. See Shroud, n., 7. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Shroud \Shroud\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shrouded; p. pr. & vb. n. Shrouding.] [Cf. AS. scr?dan. See Shroud, n.] 1. To cover with a shroud; especially, to inclose in a winding sheet; to dress for the grave. [1913 Webster] The ancient Egyptian mummies were shrouded in a number of folds of linen besmeared with gums. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To cover, as with a shroud; to protect completely; to cover so as to conceal; to hide; to veil. [1913 Webster] One of these trees, with all his young ones, may shroud four hundred horsemen. --Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] Some tempest rise, And blow out all the stars that light the skies, To shroud my shame. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]