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verb
To strew or scatter about; throw or drop here and there.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To strew anything upon; strew over or about; cover or partially cover with things strewn; cover with straw or strewing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
cover by strewing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: strew, straw
History
From Middle English bistrewen, from Old English bestrēawian, bestrēowian (“to bestrew, besprinkle”), equivalent to be- + strew. Cognate with Dutch bestrooien (“to sprinkle, bestrew”), German bestreuen (“to sprinkle, cover”), Swedish beströ (“to strew, sprinkle, scatter”).
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
