shroud Shroud usually refers to an item, such as a cloth, that covers or protects some other object. The term is most often used in reference to ''burial sheets'', mound shroud, grave clothes, winding-cloths or winding-sheets, such as the famous Shr ...

is a burial cloth. Shroud or The Shroud may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Shroud (comics) The Shroud (Maximillian Quincy Coleridge) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The Shroud first appeared in ''Super-Villain Team-Up'' #5 (April 1976) and was created by Ste ...

, a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe * ''Shroud'' (novel), by John Banville *

Shroud (gamer) Michael Grzesiek (born June 2, 1994), better known as Shroud (formerly mEclipse), is a Canadian streamer, YouTuber, professional Valorant player and former professional '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' player. , his Twitch channel has rea ...

(born 1994) *

Shroud Shroud usually refers to an item, such as a cloth, that covers or protects some other object. The term is most often used in reference to ''burial sheets'', mound shroud, grave clothes, winding-cloths or winding-sheets, such as the famous Shr ...

, fictional villain Fumine Sonozaki in the Japanese TV series ''Kamen Rider W'' * Shroud, a term in ''Magic: The Gathering'' *

The Shroud (fairy tale) The Shroud, (''Das Totenhemdchen''): KHM 109, also known as The Burial Shirt and The Little Shroud, is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in the first edition of ''Kinder- und Hausmärchen'' (''Grimm's Fairy Tales' ...

, a story from ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'' * "The Shroud", an episode of the television series ''Stargate SG-1'' (season 10) * "The Shroud" (''The Outer Limits'') an episode of the television series ''The Outer Limits'' * The Shroud, a mysterious foe from the computer game '' Pariah''

Science and technology

Barrel shroud A barrel shroud is an external covering that envelops (either partially or full-length) the barrel of a firearm, to prevent unwanted direct contact with the barrel (e.g. accidental collision with surrounding objects, or the user accidentally tou ...

, a firearm component surrounding the barrel *

Muzzle shroud A muzzle shroud, linear compensator, blast shield, forward blast diverter or concussion reduction device (CRD) is a sleeve (either circular or otherwise) that attaches to and extends beyond the muzzle of a firearm in order to redirect some of t ...

, a firearm component surrounding the muzzle * Shroud (computing), to obfuscate code, i.e., make it difficult for humans to understand *

Shroud (sailing) On a sailing boat, the shrouds are pieces of standing rigging which hold the mast up from side to side. There is frequently more than one shroud on each side of the boat. Usually a shroud will connect at the top of the mast, and additional shro ...

, a rope that gives support to the masts in sailing ships

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