Definition of Overcasting

1. Noun. A long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling.

Exact synonyms: Overcast
Generic synonyms: Whipping, Whipstitch, Whipstitching
Derivative terms: Overcast, Overcast, Overcast, Overcast

Definition of Overcasting

1. Verb. (present participle of overcast) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Overcasting

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overcasting

overcared
overcareful
overcares
overcaring
overcark
overcarking
overcarried
overcarries
overcarry
overcarrying
overcarve
overcarved
overcarving
overcast
overcasted
overcasting
overcastings
overcasts
overcatch
overcatching
overcategorization
overcategorizations
overcategorize
overcategorized
overcategorizes
overcategorizing
overcaught
overcaution
overcautions
overcautious

Literary usage of Overcasting

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Clothing for Women; Selection, Design, Construction: A Practical Manual for by Laura Irene Baldt (1916)
"Overcasting, i or less; for wider hems, usually one-quarter inch, rarely more. The width of narrow hems in turning, may be gauged by the eye, but wider hems ..."

2. Industrial Education: A Guide to Manual Training by Samuel Gurley Love (1889)
"... GATHERING, STITCHING AND Overcasting. GIRLS' DEPARTMENT. PLAIN SEWING. The greater number of the girls entering the Grammar School from the Sixth Grade, ..."

3. Hand Sewing Lessons: A Graded Course for Schools and for the Home by Sarah Ewell Krolik (1905)
"Overcasting. Four pieces of calico, 2% inches square, two of them of a light, and two of contrasting color. Plain, bright-colored cottons may be used. ..."

4. A Handbook for Sewing School Teachers (1893)
"TWO-RUNS-AND-A-BACKSTITCH, Overcasting AND RUNNING. Articles needed.—No. 8. Needle, No. 50 Red thread, White basting thread, Unbleached muslin, 6x6 inches. ..."

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