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Definition of 'strew'English
Alternative forms
* (l)
* (l) (dialectal)
Verb
To distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner.
- to strew sand over a floor
* , Romeo and Juliet , act 5, sc. 3:
- Sweet flower, with flowers thy bridal bed I strew .
* Dryden
- And strewed his mangled limbs about the field.
* Beaconsfield
- On a principal table a desk was open and many papers strewn about.
To cover, or lie upon, by having been scattered.
- Leaves strewed the ground.
* Spenser
- The snow which does the top of Pindus strew .
* Alexander Pope
- Is thine alone the seed that strews the plain?
To spread abroad; to disseminate.
* Shakespeare
- She may strew dangerous conjectures.
Synonyms
* scatter, sprinkle
Derived terms
* strewments
* strewnfield
Related terms
* strain
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