overcasting
Americannoun
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the act of sewing along the edges of material with long, spaced stitches to prevent raveling.
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the stitch used to overcast.
Etymology
Origin of overcasting
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John Goodman can do the oaky solidity, but perhaps might be overcasting.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 29, 2012
It was much more exciting than overcasting seams.
From Peggy in Her Blue Frock by Alice B. Preston
The librarian will insist not only that nine-tenths of fiction and juvenile books must be overcast, but that a special kind of overcasting must be used.
From Library Bookbinding by Arthur Low Bailey
When she was dancing with Arthur Henty, Michael had seen the sudden drooping and overcasting of her gaiety.
From The Black Opal by Katharine Susannah Prichard
The success of overcasting depends largely on the amount of margin at the back, so that care must be taken not to cut more than is absolutely necessary.
From Library Bookbinding by Arthur Low Bailey
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