overcasting

[ oh-ver-kas-ting, -kah-sting ]
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nounSewing.
  1. the act of sewing along the edges of material with long, spaced stitches to prevent raveling.

  2. the stitch used to overcast.

Origin of overcasting

1
First recorded in 1880–85; overcast + -ing1

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