OVERCASTING

overcast, overcasting

(noun) a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

overcasting

present participle of overcast

Noun

overcasting (plural overcastings)

A spell of overcast weather.

Source: Wiktionary


OVERCAST

O`ver*cast", v. t.

1. To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken. Those clouds that overcast your morn shall fly. Dryden.

2. To compute or rate too high. Bacon.

3. (Sewing)

Definition: To take long, loose stitches over (the raw edges of a seam) to prevent raveling.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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