Overcast

(noun.) a cast that falls beyond the intended spot.

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

(verb.) sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next; 'overcast books'.

(verb.) sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches.

(verb.) make overcast or cloudy; 'Fall weather often overcasts our beaches'.

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• The day waned into a gloomy evening, overcast and sad, and I still contended with the same distress. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• She nodded several times, and her face became overcast and gloomy. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• It was the first of June; yet the morning was overcast and chilly: rain beat fast on my casement. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• In another hour it had much increased, and the sky was more overcast, and blew hard. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• Likewise, on John's offering a suggestion which didn't meet his views, his face became overcast and reproachful, as enjoining penance. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• The brilliant day had become overcast, spots of rain were falling. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• There was a pause of some moments; and St. Clare's countenance was overcast by a sad, dreamy expression. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• MONKS, AT THEIR NOCTURNAL INTERVIEW It was a dull, close, overcast summer evening. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• When he got out of the house, the air was cold and sad, the dull sky overcast, the river dark and dim, the whole scene like a lifeless desert. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• But his cunning had a little overcast its mark. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.

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