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bestrew
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
bestrew
(verb)
bestrew
/bɪ
ˈ
struː/
verb
bestrews
;
bestrewed
;
bestrewn
or
bestrewed
;
bestrewing
bestrew
/bɪ
ˈ
struː/
verb
bestrews
;
bestrewed
;
bestrewn
or
bestrewed
;
bestrewing
Britannica Dictionary definition of BESTREW
[
+ object
]
:
to cover (a surface) with something
—
usually used as
(be) bestrewn
The path
was bestrewn
with flowers. [=flowers were strewed over the path]
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