O`ver*cast" (?), 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.
O`ver*cast", v. t. (Bookbinding)
To fasten, as single sheets, by overcast stitching or by folding
one edge over another.