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strewment

strewment noun: anything scattered; a scattering.

Noun

strewment (plural strewments)

  1. (obsolete) Anything scattered; a scattering
    • a strewment of flowers/rushes
    • Her maiden strewments, and the bringing homec. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

Forms of strewment

pluralstrewments

Origin of strewment

From strew + -ment.

Questions about strewment

What does strewment mean?
Strewment means anything scattered; a scattering.
What part of speech is strewment?
Strewment is a noun.
What is the plural of strewment?
The plural of strewment is strewments.

Words near strewment in the dictionary

  1. streweth
  2. strewing
  3. strewing herb
  4. strewing herbs
  5. strewings
  6. strewment
  7. strewments
  8. strewn
  9. strewn field
  10. strewn fields
  11. strewnfield

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