Definition of Overcasting

Noun: overcasting  'ow-vu(r),kãs-ting

1. A long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent ravelling
   - overcast

Verb: overcast (overcast)  'ow-vu(r),kãst

1. Make cloudy
   "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches";
   - cloud
    
2. Sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches
    
3. Sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next
   "overcast books"

See also:
overcasted
overcastings