Shrouds
[ʃraʊd]
Examples
- I will _not_ prison it in the linen press to find shrouds among the sheets. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- No one ventured on board the vessel, and strange sights were averred to be seen at night, walking the deck, and hanging on the masts and shrouds. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- He almost thought that shrouds were for the old and shrunken; and that they never wrapped the young and graceful form in their ghastly folds. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- For instance-- For instance, returned Madame Defarge, composedly, shrouds. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Horrible thoughts of death, and shrouds with blood upon them, and a fear that has made me burn as if I was on fire, have been upon me all day. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
Checker: Roberta