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overcast
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
overcast \o`ver*cast"\, a.
1. (Meteorology) Completely or almost completely covered over
with clouds; -- of the sky.
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2. (Sewing) Sewn by overcasting.
[PJC]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Overcast \O`ver*cast"\ ([=o]`v[~e]r*k[.a]st"), v. t.
1. To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken.
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Those clouds that overcast your morn shall fly.
--Dryden.
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2. To compute or rate too high. --Bacon.
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3. (Sewing) To take long, loose stitches over (the raw edges
of a seam) to prevent raveling.
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4. (Bookbinding) To fasten, as single sheets, by overcast
stitching or by folding one edge over another.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
