overcast : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: overcast	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for overcast
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overcast adj filled or abounding with clouds [syn: cloud-covered, clouded, overcast, sunless] n the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds [syn: cloudiness, cloud cover, overcast] gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover Synonym(s): cloudiness, overcast a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling Synonym(s): overcast, overcasting a cast that falls beyond the intended spot v make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches" Synonym(s): overcast, cloud Antonym(s): brighten, clear, clear up, light up sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next; "overcast books"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Overcast \O`vercast"\, v. t. (Bookbinding) To fasten, as single sheets, by overcast* stitching or by folding one edge over another.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Overcast \O`vercast"\, v. t. 1. To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken. Those clouds that overcast* your morn shall fly. --Dryden. 2. To compute or rate too high. --Bacon. 3. (Sewing) To take long, loose stitches over (the raw edges of a seam) to prevent raveling.