beshroud

B3E1S1H4R1O1U1D2

verb

To cover with or as with a shroud.

Scrabble 14
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verbbeshroud (third-person singular simple present beshrouds, present participle beshrouding, simple past and past participle beshrouded)

present singular third person beshrouds · participle present beshrouding · participle past beshrouded · past beshrouded

  1. transitiveTo cover with or as with a shroud.
  2. figurativelytransitiveTo hide in darkness, as with a cloak.

Origin

From be- + shroud. Compare Old English bescrȳdan (“to clothe, cover with a shroud”).

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

beshroud. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beshroud

MLA

“beshroud.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beshroud. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beshroud,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beshroud.

Source: beshroud on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.