Definition of shrouds:
(n) :
That which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment.
(n) :
Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet.
(v) :
To conceal or hide from view, as if by a shroud.
(v) :
To cover with a shroud.
(n) :
That which covers or shelters like a shroud.
(n) :
A covered place used as a retreat or shelter, as a cave or den; also, a vault or crypt.