overcasting

English Thesaurus

1. a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	whipping, whipstitch, whipstitching,
definition	:	a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	overcast,
definition	:	sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next (verb.contact)

derivation	:	overcast,
definition	:	sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches (verb.contact)

derivation	:	overcast,
definition	:	sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next (verb.contact)

derivation	:	overcast,
definition	:	sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches (verb.contact)