overcast
Noun · Verb · AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Noun (4)
- the state of the sky when it is covered by cloudsSynonyms: cloudinesscloud cover
- gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud coverSynonyms: cloudiness
- a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent ravelingSynonyms: overcasting
- a cast that falls beyond the intended spot
Verb (3)
- make overcast or cloudy“Fall weather often overcasts our beaches”Synonyms: cloud
- sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches
- sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next“overcast books”
Adjective (1)
- filled or abounding with cloudsSynonyms: cloud-coveredcloudedsunless
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
overcast \o`ver*cast"\, a.
1.(Meteorology) Completely or almost completely covered over with clouds; -- of the sky. [PJC]
2.(Sewing) Sewn by overcasting. [PJC]
Overcast \O`ver*cast"\ ([=o]`v[~e]r*k[.a]st"), v. t.
1.To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken. [1913 Webster]
Those clouds that overcast your morn shall fly.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]
2.To compute or rate too high. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
3.(Sewing) To take long, loose stitches over (the raw edges of a seam) to prevent raveling. [1913 Webster]
4.(Bookbinding) To fasten, as single sheets, by overcast stitching or by folding one edge over another. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]