O`ver*cast" (?), v. t.
1. To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken. Those clouds that overcast your morn shall fly. Dryden. 2. To compute or rate too high. Bacon. 3. (Sewing) To take long, loose stitches over (the raw edges of a seam) to prevent raveling. © Webster 1913
O`ver*cast", v. t. (Bookbinding) To fasten, as single sheets, by overcast stitching or by folding one edge over another. © Webster 1913
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