Needlework and Embroidery. Overcast stitch (see overcast, adj. 2).

Needlework. (See whip, v. 18.)

Needlework and Embroidery. The action or technique of sewing with overcast stitches; the stitching thus produced. Cf. overcast, v. 8a.

The method of close-stitching or overcasting used to prevent material fraying at the edge; stitching of this kind.

The action of working or decorating something with overstitches; (also) decoration consisting of such stitches.