strewmentn.
/ˈstruːmənt/ rare.
Something strewed or for strewing; plural flowers, etc. strewed on a grave.
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the world > life > death > obsequies > [noun] > flowers > strewings
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [noun] > scattering loosely or strewing > that which is strewn
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1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet v. i. 227 Yet heere she is allow'd her virgin Crants, Her mayden strewments, and the bringing home Of bell and buriall.
1834 J. Wilson in Blackwood's Mag. 36 409 You all know..Raleigh..who spread his fine purple cloak on the mire... But here is a sweeter strewment.
1857 Chambers's Jrnl. 7 368 Oh, minster gray!.. I come to thee with strewments.
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