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overcast |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Overcast \O`ver*cast"\, v. t. (Bookbinding) To fasten, as single sheets, by overcast stitching or by folding one edge over another. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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) To take long, loose stitches over (the raw edges of a seam) to prevent raveling. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: overcast adj : filled or abounding with clouds [syn: {cloud-covered}, {clouded}, {sunless}] n 1: the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds [syn: {cloudiness}, {cloud cover}] 2: gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover [syn: {cloudiness}] 3: a long whip stitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling [syn: {overcasting}] 4: a cast that falls beyond the intended spot v 1: make overcast or cloudy [syn: {cloud}] [ant: {clear up}] 2: sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches 3: sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next of books
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