单词 | overcasting |
释义 | overcastingn. a. The action of passing or throwing something over or across. Cf. overcast v. 4a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > fact or condition of being transverse > intersection > [noun] overcastinga1398 intersecation1412 intersection1559 interfering1562 decussation1656 transversion1656 intercision1726 incidency1789 meshing1955 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 120 By out castinge, & strecchinge, & ouercastinge [L. intersectione]..of bemes, liȝt bringiþ forþ all þingis. a1425 Medulla Gram. (Stonyhurst) f. 66v Traieccio, ouer castynge. b. The action or process of covering one thing with another; overspreading; spec. the covering or coating of a brick or stone structure with plaster, rendering, etc. Cf. overcast v. 2c. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > coating or covering with a layer > [noun] overcasting1483 1483 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 89074) (1881) 263 Ouercastyng, obduccio, obductus. 1577 J. Grange Golden Aphroditis 83 Then had they mantles to couer them with intermingled yuie: the ouercasting of the Arbor serued for a Cannape, and the caruing of eche side stoode for indented vallace. 1599 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) II. 478 For the overcasting of..the stone wall. 1599 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) II. 486 For the over~casting of the greate Tower 10 dayes xxs. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 314 Some are busie in building, others in plaistering and ouercasting. 1618 in J. Imrie & J. G. Dunbar Accts. Masters of Wks. (1982) II. 116 For xii faddome of towes to hing the cradle at the overcasting of Wallace tour. a. The action of overthrowing or bringing down something. Cf. overcast v. 1a. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > [noun] > causing capsize or upset overturninga1398 overcasting1497 oversetting1626 subversion1670 1497 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 129 Poudre..brent in the botom of the Tour of Aiton for the spedy ouercasting of the same. b. Upsetting or discomfort (of part of the body). Cf. overcast v. 1c. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [noun] > discomfort ill liking?a1400 overcasting1552 uneasiness1665 discomfort1779 uncomfortableness1828 discomforture1832 1552 T. Cooper Bibliotheca Eliotæ (rev. ed.) Malachia..the longyng of women with childe, and ouercastynge of theyr stomacke, if thei haue not that they longe for. 1596 P. Barrough Method of Phisick (ed. 3) viii. 450 Quawlming and ouercasting of the hart. 3. A covering over with cloud or haze; an overshadowing, a darkening. Cf. overcast v. 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > darkness or gloom > [noun] > making or becoming dark, dim, or obscure obscurationa1550 overcasting1598 obnubilation1610 obtenebration1626 overclouding1648 offuscation1756 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes A cloude, an ouercasting of the skie. 1766 H. Brooke Fool of Quality (Dublin ed.) II. viii. 49 I hope I have not offended him past Forgiveness. Indeed, I am not well, says he. Heav'ns, what an Overcasting! of such a Sunshine, too! 1874 F. G. D. Bedford Sailor's Pocket Bk. iv. 70 An overcasting of murky vapour. a1896 W. Morris Love is Enough in Coll. Wks. (1911) 76 Come—pain ye shall have, and be blind to the ending! Come—fear ye shall have, mid the sky's overcasting! 1958 J. Betjeman Inevitable in Coll. Poems (1997) 230 Grey looks the ward with November's overcasting But his large eyes seem to see beyond the day. 4. a. Needlework and Embroidery. The action or technique of sewing with overcast stitches; the stitching thus produced. Cf. overcast v. 8a. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [noun] > sewing or work sewn > types of sewn work > overcast work overcasta1704 whipping1814 overcasting1820 serging1908 overstitching1977 1820 C. R. Maturin Melmoth Wanderer IV. xxi. 3 As little trace of her original epistle did Donna Clara's present one bear, as did her elaborate overcasting to the original and painful labours of her grandmother. 1885 H. K. Brietzcke & E. F. Rooper Plain Needlewk. I. 20 Over~casting is used to prevent raw edges of materials from getting unravelled. 1893 Weldon's Pract. Needlework VIII. No. 90. 9/2 The outline of this pretty leaf is defined in raised overcasting. 1894 Weldon's Pract. Needlework IX. No. 106. 6/2 It is the custom to put an overcasting of buttonhole stitch round the edge of blankets to ensure against unravelling..and also to add to its good appearance. 1934 M. Thomas Dict. Embroidery Stitches 155 The overcasting must be close and firm. 1988 R. Feild & C. Dale Which? Guide to buying Antiques (rev. ed.) 103/1 Rugs are made on horizontal and on vertical looms, and are made up of the warp, weft, side cords and overcasting. b. Bookbinding. The action or process of stitching together the leaves of a section of a book, prior to binding. Cf. overcast v. 8b. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > manufacture or production of books > book-binding > [noun] > sewing, fastening of leaves overcasting1835 sewing1835 stitch1835 saddle stitching1890 French sewing1923 1835 ‘J. A. Arnett’ Bibliopegia i. 22 The whole must be attached to the bands by what is called overcasting. This is by taking a section..and forcing the needle through the whole at the kettle-stitch [etc.]. 1885 W. J. E. Crane Bookbinding vi. 54 There is another way of overcasting more used in London. 1901 D. Cockerell Bookbinding 316 Overcasting, over-sewing the back edges of single leaves or weak sections. 1931 A. Esdaile Student's Man. Bibliogr. vi. 182 Overcasting, a more respectable form of stabbing, by which the folds are sewn together beyond, and enclosing, the ordinary sewing. 1982 M. T. Roberts & D. Etherington Bookbinding & Conservation Bks. 182/2 Overcasting, a method of hand sewing in which groups of single sheets are sewn together using a single length of thread. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). overcastingadj. That overcasts something (in various senses of the verb). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > darkness or gloom > [adjective] > dim, dark, or obscure > darkening or obscuring obscuring1594 filmy1691 tenebrificous1714 overcasting1739 darkling1801 tenebrific1825 society > communication > book > manufacture or production of books > book-binding > [adjective] > stitched stitched1658 sewed1766 broché1889 overcasting1901 saddle-stitched1903 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [adjective] > sewing > overcasting overcasting1964 1739 S. Boyse Deity 24 How did thy frown benight the shadow'd land? Nature revers'd, how own thy high command? When jarring elements their use forgot, And the sun felt thy overcasting blot! 1837 W. Ware Lett. from Palmyra (1860) xvi. 409 No over~casting shadows which at all disturb your peace. a1883 E. FitzGerald Bird's-eye View of Faríd-uddín Attar's Bird-parliament in Lett. & Lit. Remains (1903) VII. 275 Oh wither'd, wither'd, wither'd, be the Wing Whose overcasting Shadow made me King! 1901 D. Cockerell Bookbinding ii. 51 The custom with binders is to overcast the backs of the leaves in sections, and to sew through the overcasting thread. 1934 M. Thomas Dict. Embroidery Stitches 156 Six overcasting stitches are now worked upwards again, and the row is continued in this way to the end. 1964 McCall's Sewing in Colour 134/2 A row of machine-stitching close to the raw edge serves as a guide for keeping overcasting stitches even. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1398adj.1739 |
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