strow

[ stroh ]

/ stroʊ /

verb, strowed, strown or strowed, strow·ing. Archaic.

strew.

Words nearby strow

stropper, stroppy, strother, stroud, strove, strow, stroy, strozzi, struck, struck jury, struck measure

Origin of strow

1300–50; Middle English strowen, variant of strewen to strew

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Examples from the Web for strow

Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooksIn Vallombrosa.
The History of Peru|Henry S. Beebe
My tomb shall be on a spot where the north wind may strow roses upon it.
Theodore Watts-Dunton|James Douglas
Now, rose by rose, I strip the leaves And strow them where Pauline may pass.
Browning and the Dramatic Monologue|S. S. Curry
Among others of his published songs is "Strow Poppy Buds," a strikingly original composition.
Contemporary American Composers|Rupert Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for strow

strow

/ (strəʊ) /

verb strows, strowing, strowed, strown or strowed

an archaic variant of strew

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