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