bestrew (redirected from bestrewn)

be·strew  (b-str)

tr.v. be·strewed, be·strewed or be·strewn (-strn), be·strew·ing, be·strews

1. To strew (a surface) with things so as to cover it: The crowd bestrewed the streets with confetti.

2. To lie scattered over or about: Books and papers bestrewed the desk.

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[Middle English bistrewen, from Old English bestrowian : be-, be- + strowian, to strew; see strew.]

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bestrew

Verb

[-strewing, -strewed; -strewn] or -strewed to scatter or lie scattered over (a surface)

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Verb

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bestrew - cover by strewing strew, straw - spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all over the carpet"