overcasting
/ˌoʊvərˈkæstɪŋ/
noun
- A sewing stitch that goes over the edge of fabric to prevent it from fraying.
- The sewing machine has a special setting for overcasting.
- She used overcasting to finish the edges of the dress.
- Overcasting is a common technique in tailoring and quilting.
adjective
- Becoming cloudy or dark.
- An overcasting haze settled over the city in the late afternoon.
- We watched the overcasting clouds roll in from the west.
- The overcasting sky warned of an approaching storm.