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overcast
I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ verb
Etymology: Middle English overcasten, from over (I) + casten to cast
transitive verb
1. archaic : to cast down : overthrow
2.
a. : cloud, darken, overshadow
< it is the existence of evil … which overcasts life — F.L.Mott >
b. : to cast or cover over : overspread
< the smoke haze that overcast the distant mountains — L.C.Douglas >
< something of reverence, overcast with egotism — G.B.Johnson >
3.
a.
(1) : to sew with an overcast stitch from one section of (a book) to the next
(2) : to reinforce along the back of (a signature) by stitching through half of the leaves
(3) : to fasten (single leaves) as a group by an overcast stitch at the binding edge : whipstitch
b. : to sew over the edge of; specifically : to sew (raw edges of a seam) with long slanting widely spaced stitches to prevent raveling
intransitive verb
1. : to become overcast : darken
2. : to make an overbowl at lawn bowls
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: from past participle of overcast (I)
1.
a. : clouded over
< an overcast night >
b. : depressed, gloomy
< his handsome countenance … was overcast — Rafael Sabatini >
2. geology : overturned
< an overcast fold >
III. noun
Etymology: overcast (I)
1. : covering
< with an overcast of irony — R.M.Coates >
especially : a covering of clouds over the sky
< the land rose in pink and violet dales, shading finally into the overcast above the harbor — Norman Mailer >
2. : an arch or support that carries an overhead passage; especially : one that carries a passage over another passage in a mine
3. : sewing that has been overcast
 [overcast stitch] |