American Heritage Dictionary
Century Dictionary
(1)
GNU Webster's 1913
(1)
WordNet
Elsewhere on the web
A single charge, many times repeated, and small in size, whether with or without any special orderly disposition, is said to be Semée_--strewn, that is, or scattered over the field, as seed is sown by the hand; or, if the charges are very small or very numerous, the term poudrée or powdered has sometimes been used.— The Handbook to English Heraldry
An oblong figure of any tincture: Billetée_--strewn with “Billets”: Nos.— The Handbook to English Heraldry
Landless piled upon it the dead wood with which the ground was strewn, and the flames leaped and crackled, sending up thin blue smoke against the hillside and reddening the bosom of the placid stream.— Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia

If you'd like to prod us on getting a pronunciation for this word, sign in (or sign up) and let us know.
Bubble size: how much this word was used in a year
Bubble height: used more or less than expected, vs. all uses evenly distributed
You can expect to see this word about twice a week.
Recently looked uphigh-stress · infirm · Jonsin · bucking · enigmatic |
Recent Favoritespygopagus · sanglant · Astacus · sweetbread · qualms |
Recent Pronunciationsthese grunts every eight hours · haul it off to our darkest dungeon · send for a doctor · forget what witticism you were originally going to insert here because you've just banged your knee on your desk · the rest will come naturally |