1. to scatter or spread things over a surface in large quantities
Usage: archaic; literary

Examples

• The autumn wind had overstrewn the path with golden leaves.
• Papers were overstrewn across the desk after the storm.
• The battlefield was overstrewn with the remnants of war.
• Rose petals overstrewed the wedding aisle.
• Books and manuscripts overstrewed the scholar's study.
• The garden was overstrewn with fallen blossoms after the rain.