shroud : Idioms & Phrases

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Bowsprit shrouds

  • (Naut.), ropes extending from the head of the bowsprit to the sides of the vessel.
Webster 1913

futtock shroud

  • noun shroud that is part of a ship's rigging
    futtock shroud.
WordNet

Futtock shrouds

  • noun shroud that is part of a ship's rigging
    futtock shroud.
WordNet
  • short iron shrouds leading from the upper part of the lower mast or of the main shrouds to the edge of the top, or through it, and connecting the topmast rigging with the lower mast.
  • (Naut.), iron rods connecting the topmast rigging with the lower rigging, passing over the edge of the top.
Webster 1913

Shroud plate

  • . (a) (Naut.) An iron plate extending from the dead-eyes to the ship's side . Ham. Nav. Encyc. (b) (Mach.) A shroud. See def. 7, above.
Webster 1913

shroud-laid

Shroud"-laid` adjective
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  1. Composed of four strands, and laid right-handed with a heart, or center; -- said of rope. See Illust. under Cordage.
Webster 1913