1. scatter or spread (things) untidily over a surface or area: "a small room with newspapers strewn all over the floor"
▪ cover (a surface or area) with untidily scattered things: "the table was strewn with books and papers"
▪ be scattered or spread untidily over (a surface or area):"leaves strewed the path"
Word OriginOld Englishstre(o)wian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch strooien, German streuen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sternere ‘lay flat’.
