OVERCASTING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does overcasting mean? 

• OVERCASTING (noun)
  The noun OVERCASTING has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: OVERCASTING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OVERCASTING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

overcast; overcasting

Hypernyms ("overcasting" is a kind of...):

whipping; whipstitch; whipstitching (a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally)

Derivation:

overcast (sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next)

overcast (sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches)