| slovo | definícia |
overcast
(mass) | overcast
- zatiahnuté |
overcast
(encz) | overcast,zataženo |
overcast
(gcide) | overcast \o`ver*cast"\, a.
1. (Meteorology) Completely or almost completely covered over
with clouds; -- of the sky.
[PJC]
2. (Sewing) Sewn by overcasting.
[PJC] |
Overcast
(gcide) | Overcast \O`ver*cast"\ ([=o]`v[~e]r*k[.a]st"), v. t.
1. To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken.
[1913 Webster]
Those clouds that overcast your morn shall fly.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
2. To compute or rate too high. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Sewing) To take long, loose stitches over (the raw edges
of a seam) to prevent raveling.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Bookbinding) To fasten, as single sheets, by overcast
stitching or by folding one edge over another.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
overcast
(wn) | overcast
adj 1: filled or abounding with clouds [syn: cloud-covered,
clouded, overcast, sunless]
n 1: the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds [syn:
cloudiness, cloud cover, overcast]
2: gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover [syn: cloudiness,
overcast]
3: a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to
prevent raveling [syn: overcast, overcasting]
4: a cast that falls beyond the intended spot
v 1: make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our
beaches" [syn: overcast, cloud] [ant: brighten,
clear, clear up, light up]
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" |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
overcasting
(encz) | overcasting, n: |
Overcast
(gcide) | overcast \o`ver*cast"\, a.
1. (Meteorology) Completely or almost completely covered over
with clouds; -- of the sky.
[PJC]
2. (Sewing) Sewn by overcasting.
[PJC]Overcast \O`ver*cast"\ ([=o]`v[~e]r*k[.a]st"), v. t.
1. To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken.
[1913 Webster]
Those clouds that overcast your morn shall fly.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
2. To compute or rate too high. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Sewing) To take long, loose stitches over (the raw edges
of a seam) to prevent raveling.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Bookbinding) To fasten, as single sheets, by overcast
stitching or by folding one edge over another.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
overcasting
(wn) | overcasting
n 1: a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to
prevent raveling [syn: overcast, overcasting] |
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