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The definition of overcast is cloudy or gray weather, or something that has been edged with stitches to stop it from fraying.

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A dull, gray day where the clouds cover the sun is an example of a day that would be described asovercast.
A stitched end of a cut piece of fabric is an example of something that would be described asovercast.

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See overcast in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a covering, esp. of clouds

adjective

cloudy; dark: said of the sky or weather
Sewing made with overcasting

transitive verb, intransitive verb overcast, overcasting

to overcloud; darken
Sewing to sew over (an edge) with long, loose stitches so as to prevent raveling

See overcast in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

a. Covered or obscured, as with clouds or mist.
b. Clouded over.
Gloomy; melancholy.
Sewn with long, overlying stitches in order to prevent raveling, as the raw edges of fabric.

noun (ōˈvər-kăstˌ)

A covering, as of mist or clouds.
An arch or support for a passage over another passage in a mine.
A cast made in fishing that falls beyond the point intended.
An overcast stitch or seam.

verb (ōˌvər-kăstˈ, ōˈvər-kăstˌ) o·ver·cast, o·ver·cast·ing, o·ver·casts

verb, transitive

To make cloudy or gloomy.
To cast beyond (the intended point) with a fishing rod.
To sew with long, overlying stitches.

verb, intransitive

To become cloudy or gloomy.

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