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Entry 6 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Overcast

/(ō`vẽr*kȧst")/ · O·ver·cast · IPA /ˈoʊvɚ.kæst/
01 v. t. To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken.
  1. 1.
    To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken.
    “Those clouds that overcast your morn shall fly.” Dryden.
  2. 2.
    To compute or rate too high.
  3. 3.
    To take long, loose stitches over (the raw edges of a seam) to prevent raveling.(Sewing)
  4. 4.
    To fasten, as single sheets, by overcast stitching or by folding one edge over another.(Bookbinding)
02 a. Completely or almost completely covered over with clouds; -- of the sky.
  1. 1.
    Completely or almost completely covered over with clouds; -- of the sky.(Meteorology)
  2. 2.
    Sewn by overcasting.(Sewing)