Meaning of shroudy | Babel Free
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a shroud.
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Affording shelter. obsolete, rare
Examples
“[…] a shroudy mist, which gradually assumed an angel form, and revealed the features of my precious sister.”
“If your stray attendance be yet lodg'd Within these shroudie limits.”
Comus
“As when, within a shroudy pumice-rock / Ensconced, a shepherd hath [a swarm of] bees / Traced out, and filled it up with pungent smoke; […]”
“Hence a shroudy tree is one with plenty of branches, affording shroud, or shelter.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.