transitive verb bestrewed -·strewed′, bestrewed -·strewed′ or bestrewn -·strewn′, bestrewing -·strew′·ing

1. to cover over (a surface) with something; strew
2. to scatter (something) over or about a surface
3. to lie scattered over or about (a surface) papers bestrewed the streets

Etymology: ME bistrewen < OE bestreowian: see be- & strew