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Definition of Overlock
1. Noun. (sewing) A stitch that sews over the edge of one or two pieces of cloth for edging, hemming or seaming. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overlock
1. to oversew to prevent fraying [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overlock
Literary usage of Overlock
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of by Ellery Bicknell Crane (1907)
"MELVIN G. overlock, MD, is descended from an old state of Maine family living in
Knox county. He was born in Appleton, Maine, August 24, 1864. ..."
2. Working men's organizations in local anti-tuberculosis campaigns (1916)
"This movement had its origin in the Royal Worcester Corset Company in 1909, due
to a suggestion made by Dr. MG overlock, then State Inspector of Health. ..."
3. Labor Bulletin by Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics (1909)
"This movement was begun last Autumn by Dr. Melvin G. overlock, State Health
Inspector of the Eleventh Massachusetts District, who conceived the idea of ..."
4. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the Territory by Arizona Supreme Court, F. P. Dann, Ernest William Lewis, James R. Dunseath (1911)
"In February, 1906, Hazzard received a letter from Dewey & overlock ... Hazzard then
brought suit against overlock, as a member of the firm of Dewey ..."
5. The Cumulative Book Index by H.W. Wilson Company (1911)
"J: M. Batten, Downingtown, Pa. Overland to India. Hedin, SA 2v. «$7.50. Macmillan.
overlock, Melvin George, 1865- ... MG overlock, Worcester, Mass. ..."
6. Maine at Gettysburg by Maine Gettysburg Commission (1898)
"... Thorndike, Jackson, Edward W., Washington, Nickerson, Daniel C., Swanville,
overlock, Warren, Liberty, Patterson, Nathan, Belmont, Pierce, Daniel, Jr., ..."
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