shrouds

n. (pl.)
1.ropes,sail-ropes,rigging of a ship 绳索，帆绳，船索。
△H.VIII.4.1.71: “such a noise arose / As the shrouds make at sea in a stiff tempest，”一阵欢闹声突然响起，就像在海上强劲的风暴中船索所发出的声音那样。
2. sail-ropes,i.e. sail 帆绳，（转义）帆。
△ 3H.VI. 5. 4.18:“The friends of (i.e. from) France our shrouds and tacklings?”法国来的朋友不就是我们的船帆和索具吗？