bestrewed

Variant of bestrew

transitive verb bestrewed, bestrewed or bestrewn, bestrewing

  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

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

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