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overcast definition

over·cast (ō′vər kast′; for v., also ō′vər kast′)

noun

a covering, esp. of clouds

adjective

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

transitive verb, intransitive verb overcast -·cast′, overcasting -·cast′·ing

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

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