overcasting

[ oh-ver-kas-ting, -kah-sting ]

/ ˈoʊ vərˌkæs tɪŋ, -ˌkɑ stɪŋ /

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noun Sewing.

the act of sewing along the edges of material with long, spaced stitches to prevent raveling.

the stitch used to overcast.

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Origin of overcasting

First recorded in 1880–85; overcast + -ing¹

Definition for overcasting (2 of 2)

overcast

[ adjective oh-ver-kast, -kahst, oh-ver-kast, -kahst; verb oh-ver-kast, -kahst, oh-ver-kast, -kahst; noun oh-ver-kast, -kahst ]

/ adjective ˈoʊ vərˈkæst, -ˈkɑst, ˈoʊ vərˌkæst, -ˌkɑst; verb ˌoʊ vərˈkæst, -ˈkɑst, ˈoʊ vərˌkæst, -ˌkɑst; noun ˈoʊ vərˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /

adjective

overspread or covered with clouds; cloudy: an overcast day.

Meteorology. (of the sky) more than 95 percent covered by clouds.

dark; gloomy.

Sewing. sewn by overcasting.

verb (used with object), o·ver·cast, o·ver·cast·ing.

to overcloud, darken, or make gloomy: Ominous clouds began to overcast the sky.

to sew with stitches passing successively over an edge, especially long stitches set at intervals to prevent raveling.

verb (used without object), o·ver·cast, o·ver·cast·ing.

to become cloudy or dark: By noon it had begun to overcast.

noun

Meteorology. the condition of the sky when more than 95 percent covered by clouds.

Mining. a crossing of two passages, as airways, dug at the same level, in which one rises to pass over the other without opening into it.Compare undercast(def 1).

Origin of overcast

1175–1225; Middle English (v.); see over-, cast

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Examples from the Web for overcasting

The bottom edge of the waist may be finished by overcasting.
Textiles and Clothing|Kate Heintz Watson
Today every progressive library binder has a special method of overcasting and each claims that his method is the best.
Library Bookbinding|Arthur Low Bailey
I'm going in to do overcasting as hard as I can, because I hate that the worst.
New Chronicles of Rebecca|Kate Douglas Wiggin
The overcasting stitch is used on edges to prevent raveling.
Clothing and Health|Helen Kinne

This method can be used only if adjoining leaf is firm, but can never be employed with overcasting.
Library Bookbinding|Arthur Low Bailey

British Dictionary definitions for overcasting

overcast

adjective (ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst)

covered over or obscured, esp by clouds

meteorol (of the sky) more than 95 per cent cloud-covered

gloomy or melancholy

sewn over by overcasting

verb (ˌəʊvəˈkɑːst)

to make or become overclouded or gloomy

to sew (an edge, as of a hem) with long stitches passing successively over the edge

noun (ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst)

a covering, as of clouds or mist

meteorol the state of the sky when more than 95 per cent of it is cloud-covered

mining a crossing of two passages without an intersection

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Word Origin and History for overcasting

overcast

adj.

c.1300, of weather, past participle adjective from verb overcast (early 13c.), "to overthrow," also "to cover, to overspread" as with a garment, usually of weather, from over- + cast (v.).

overcasting

noun Sewing.

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Definition for overcasting (2 of 2)

overcast

adjective

verb (used with object), o·ver·cast, o·ver·cast·ing.

verb (used without object), o·ver·cast, o·ver·cast·ing.

noun

Origin of overcast

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British Dictionary definitions for overcasting

overcast

adjective (ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst)

verb (ˌəʊvəˈkɑːst)

noun (ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst)

Word Origin and History for overcasting

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