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. [Middle English bistrewen, from Old English bestrēowian : be-, be- + strēowian, to strew; see STREW.] |
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