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be-strewn
be·strew
/
bɪˈstru
/
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bih-
stroo
]
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verb (used with object),
be·strewed,
be·strewed
or
be·strewn,
be·strew·ing.
1.
to strew or cover (a surface).
2.
to strew or scatter about.
3.
to lie scattered over.
Origin:
before 1000;
Middle English
bistrewen,
Old English
bestrēowian.
See
be-
,
strew
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bestrew
(bɪˈstruː)
—
vb
,
-strews
,
-strewing
,
-strewed
,
-strewn
,
-strewed
(
tr
) to scatter or lie scattered over (a surface)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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