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Overcast

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(1):

(v. t.) To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken.

(2):

(v. t.) To compute or rate too high.

(3):

(v. t.) To take long, loose stitches over (the raw edges of a seam) to prevent raveling.

(4):

(v. t.) To fasten, as single sheets, by overcast stitching or by folding one edge over another.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Overcast'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/overcast.html. 1828.
 
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