Definitions of shroud:

• noun:   a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute
• noun:   burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
• noun:   (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
• verb:   form a cover like a shroud

  Example: "Mist shrouded the castle"

• verb:   wrap in a shroud

  Example: "Shroud the corpses"

• verb:   cover as if with a shroud

  Example: "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"