masking vs shrouding

masking

noun
  • The practice of wearing safety masks, such as face masks. 

  • The act by which something is masked; the act of masking, of concealing or disguising. 

  • An entertainment at which the guests conceal their faces with masks. 

shrouding

noun
  • A shroud (annular plate at the periphery of a water wheel, forming side of bucket). 

How often have the words masking and shrouding occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )