strow
Americanverb
verb
Etymology
Origin of strow
1300–50; Middle English strowen, variant of strewen to strew
Example Sentences
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Were not the King here, he should strow the chamber like a rush.
From Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois by Boas, Frederick S.
Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks In Vallombrosa, where th' Etrurian shades High over-arch'd imbower.
From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by Bartlett, John
O'er his fresh Marble strow the fading Rose And Lilly, for his Youth resembled those.
From Discourse on Criticism and of Poetry (1707) From Poems On Several Occasions (1707) by Cobb, Samuel
"I have just told you that the dead are there also, 'Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks In Vallombrosa,'" said the librarian.
From Lilith, a romance by MacDonald, George
After some discussion it was decided that the syllable must be "strew or strow" and then they waited to see if it was a good guess.
From Eight Cousins by Alcott, Louisa May
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