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.

Origin of overcasting

First recorded in 1880–85; overcast + -ing¹

Words nearby overcasting

overcall, overcapacity, overcapitalize, overcareful, overcast, overcasting, overcautious, overcertify, overcharge, overcheck, overclass

Example sentences 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

单词	overcasting
释义	overcasting [ oh-ver-kas-ting, -kah-sting ] / ˈoʊ vərˌkæs tɪŋ, -ˌkɑ stɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR overcasting ON THESAURUS.COM noun Sewing. the act of sewing along the edges of material with long, spaced stitches to prevent raveling. the stitch used to overcast. Origin of overcasting First recorded in 1880–85; overcast + -ing¹ Words nearby overcasting overcall, overcapacity, overcapitalize, overcareful, overcast, overcasting, overcautious, overcertify, overcharge, overcheck, overclass Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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 Words related to overcasting blind, dim, darken, confuse, disguise, mask, muddy, overshadow, cover, camouflage, shroud, belie, block out, blur, eclipse, misrepresent, veil, cloud, cover up, outweigh
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overcasting

noun Sewing.

Origin of overcasting

Words nearby overcasting

Example sentences from the Web for overcasting

Words related to overcasting