Wednesday, January 12, 2011

winding-sheet

shroud; noun

1 (obsolete) shelter, protection
2 something that covers, screens, or guards
3 burial garment
4 a: one of the ropes leading usually in pairs from a ship's mastheads to give lateral support to the masts
b: one of the cords that suspend the harness of a parachute from the canopy

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