strewment

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noun

Anything scattered; a scattering

“a strewment of flowers/rushes”

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Meanings

nounstrewment (plural strewments)

plural strewments

  1. obsoleteAnything scattered; a scattering

    a strewment of flowers/rushes

    1 more example

    Her maiden strewments, and the bringing home

    c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]

Origin

From strew + -ment.

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APA

strewment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strewment

MLA

“strewment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strewment. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “strewment,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strewment.

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