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overcast

over·cast

UK/ˌəʊvəˈkɑːst/ US/ˌoʊvɚˈkæst/ rare obsolete

noun

1.

the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds

2.
4.

adjective

1.

filled or abounding with clouds

verb

1.

make overcast or cloudy

  • “Fall weather often overcasts our beaches”
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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”

Origin

From Middle English overcasten, equivalent to over- + cast. Compare Swedish överkast.

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