OVERCASTING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling

Synonyms:

overcast; overcasting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("overcasting" is a kind of...):

whipping; whipstitch; whipstitching (a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally)

Derivation:

overcast (sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next)

overcast (sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches)

-ing form of the verb overcast