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strewn

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strew  (str)
tr.v. strewed, strewn (strn) or strewed, strew·ing, strews
1. To spread here and there; scatter: strewing flowers down the aisle.
2. To cover (an area or a surface) with things scattered or sprinkled: "Italy . . . was strewn thick with the remains of Roman buildings" Bernard Berenson.
3. To be or become dispersed over (a surface).
4. To spread (something) over a wide area; disseminate.

[Middle English strewen, from Old English strowian; see ster-2 in Indo-European roots.]
Translations
Spanish strewn [struːn] adj strewn with → cubierto or sembrado de
French strewn [struːn] adj strewn with → jonché(e) de
German strewn [struːn] adj strewn with → übersät mit
Italian strewn [struːn] adj strewn with → cosparso/a di

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The mountain formed the seaward boundary of a large island, and the narrow strip of rocky shore upon which we stood was strewn with the wreckage of a thousand gallant ships, while the bones of the luckless mariners shone white in the sunshine, and we shuddered to think how soon our own would be added to the heap.
It is supposed that these vast plains are strewn with blocks of lava from the neighboring volcanoes on its right, Ptolemy, Purbach, Arzachel.
On a low stool by the hearthside, the only article of furniture in the place, sat his mother, staring into a fireplace strewn with blackened embers and cold ashes.
 
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