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Overcasting
see synonyms of overcastingNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Overcasting
see synonyms of overcastingadjective (ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst
)
1.
covered over or obscured, esp by clouds
2. meteorology
(of the sky) more than 95 per cent cloud-covered
3.
gloomy or melancholy
4.
sewn over by overcasting
verb (ˌəʊvəˈkɑːst
)
5.
to make or become overclouded or gloomy
6.
to sew (an edge, as of a hem) with long stitches passing successively over the edge
noun (ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst
)
7.
a covering, as of clouds or mist
8. meteorology
the state of the sky when more than 95 per cent of it is cloud-covered
9. mining
a crossing of two passages without an intersection
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Overcasting
see synonyms of overcasting noun
1.
a covering, esp. of clouds
adjective
2.
cloudy; dark
said of the sky or weather3. Sewing
made with overcasting
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈoverˌcast or ˈoverˌcasting
4.
to overcloud; darken
5. Sewing
to sew over (an edge) with long, loose stitches so as to prevent raveling
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Overcasting
see synonyms of overcastingn.
1.
a. The act of sewing raw edges of material with long, overlying stitches to prevent raveling.
b. The stitching so done.
2. The stitch used to overcast.
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