- Overstrew
- Overstrew O`ver*strew", v. t. To strew or scatter over. [1913 Webster]
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Overstrew
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overstrew — transitive verb ( strewed; strewed or overstrewn; strewing) Date: circa 1570 1. to strew or scatter about 2. to cover here and there … New Collegiate Dictionary
overstrew — /oh veuhr strooh /, v.t., overstrewed, overstrewn or overstrewed, overstrewing. to strew or scatter over. [1560 70; OVER + STREW] * * * … Universalium
overstrew — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb 1. : to strew or scatter about 2. : to cover here and there … Useful english dictionary
English words first attested in Chaucer — Contents 1 Etymology 2 List 2.1 Canterbury Tales General Prologue … Wikipedia
Overstraw — O ver*straw , v. t. To overstrew. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overstrow — O ver*strow , v. t. See {Overstrew}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overspread — v. a. Cover, spread over, overstrew … New dictionary of synonyms
