OVERCASTING

Meaning of OVERCASTING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈō-vər-ˌkas-tiŋ ]

noun

Date: 1859

: the act of stitching raw edges of fabric to prevent raveling ; also : the stitching so done

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OVERCASTING — noun Date: 1859 the act of stitching raw edges of fabric to prevent raveling
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OVERCASTING — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : the act of stitching raw edges of fabric to prevent raveling ; also : the stitching so …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OVERCASTING — /oh"veuhr kas'ting, -kah'sting/ , n. Sewing. 1. the act of sewing along the edges of material with long, spaced stitches …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OVERCASTING — [over.cast.ing] n (1885): the act of stitching raw edges of fabric to prevent raveling; also: the stitching so done
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OVERCASTING — шитьё втачку; пришивание листов к готовому блоку втачку
Англо-Русский словарь по полиграфии и издательскому делу
OVERCASTING — Pronunciation: ' ō -v ə r- ˌ kas-ti ŋ Function: noun Date: 1859 : the act of stitching raw edges …
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WHIPSTITCH — I. transitive verb Date: 1592 whip 5, II. noun Date: 1640 a shallow overcasting stitch
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHIPPING — noun Date: 1540 the act of one that whips: as, a severe beating or chastisement, a stitching with small overcasting …
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WHIP — I. verb (~ped; ~ping) Etymology: Middle English wippen, ~pen; akin to Middle Dutch wippen to move up and down, sway, …
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SERGING — noun Etymology: serge Date: circa 1909 the process of overcasting the raw edges of a piece of fabric (as a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHIPSTITCH — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: whip (I) + stitch, n. 1. : whip 5 2. : overcast 3a II. noun …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHIP — I. ˈhw]ip also ˈw]; dial ]u̇p or ]əp verb ( whipped ; whipped ; whipping ; whips ) Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPOKE — I. Etymology: Middle English spoken (past plural & past participle), alteration of speken (past plural & past participle), from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OVERSEAM — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: over (III) + seam, n. : a seam with raw edges on the outside overcast with …
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FINISH — I. ˈfinish, -nēsh, chiefly in pres part -nəsh verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English finisshen, from Middle French feniss-, …
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WHIPPING — noun ( -s ) Etymology: from gerund of whip (I) 1. : the act of one that whips: as a. …
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OVERSEW — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ transitive verb 1. a. : overhand b. : overcast 2. : to sew (books) by machine simulating hand overcasting, …
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OVERSEAMER — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sēmə(r) noun 1. : one that seams by overcasting 2. : serger
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OVERCASTER — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : one who does overcasting by hand or machine — see serger
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHIP (14) — (v. t.) To secure the end of (a rope, or the like) from untwisting by overcasting it with small stuff.
Английский словарь Webster
WHIP (11) — (v. t.) To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing …
Английский словарь Webster
WHIP — ( v. t. ) To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHIP — ( v. t. ) To secure the end of (a rope, or the like) from untwisting by overcasting it with …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHIP — — whiplike , adj. — whipper , n. /hwip, wip/ , v. , whipped or whipt, whipping , n. v.t. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SADDLE STITCH — 1. Sewing. a. an overcasting stitch, esp. one made with a strip of leather or a thick leatherlike cord. b. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OVERCAST — adj. /oh"veuhr kast", -kahst", oh"veuhr kast', -kahst'/ ; v. /oh'veuhr kast", -kahst", oh"veuhr kast', -kahst'/ ; n. /oh"veuhr kast', -kahst'/ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHIPSTITCH — I. ˈhwip-ˌstich, ˈwip- transitive verb Date: 1592 : whip 5 II. noun Date: 1640 : a shallow overcasting stitch
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHIP — I. ˈhwip, ˈwip verb ( whipped ; whip·ping ) Etymology: Middle English wippen, whippen; akin to Middle Dutch wippen to …
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WHIPPING — Date: 1540 1. : the act of one that whips: as a. : a severe beating or chastisement b. : …
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SERGING — noun Etymology: serge Date: circa 1909 : the process of overcasting the raw edges of a piece of fabric (as …
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WHIP — vt the long pennant. ·see pennant (a). 2. whip ·vt to hoist or purchase by means of a whip. 3. …
Webster English vocab
WHIPSTITCH — [whip.stitch] vt (1592): whip 5. [2]whipstitch n (1640): a shallow overcasting stitch
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