Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To turn the key in a lock, after locking, in such a manner as to push (the bolt) beyond its normal position when locked.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun sewing A
stitch thatsews over the edge of one or two pieces of cloth foredging ,hemming orseaming .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Fully enclosed French seams, often used in men's shirts, looked bulky with the stretchy fabric, so they chose a simpler "overlock" stitch that looked finished yet trim.
Polo Puzzle: What Goes Into a $155 Price Tag? Christina Binkley 2012
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You shouldnt need to change the cut of the style. overlock around the edges first, then you can press the seams open nicely after you sewThe method of underlining light weight fabrics in the skirt seems fairly common in my 50s dress collection, so you would be in good company.
Karen's Heidi and a few related questions - A Dress A Day 2010
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You shouldnt need to change the cut of the style. overlock around the edges first, then you can press the seams open nicely after you sewThe method of underlining light weight fabrics in the skirt seems fairly common in my 50s dress collection, so you would be in good company.
Karen's Heidi and a few related questions - A Dress A Day 2010
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Speaking of Andrae, he's been so hysterical in the past that it was nice to see him focus when the overlock machines failed.
Archive 2006-01-01 Ann Althouse 2006
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The task is to make a skating costume for Sasha Cohen, and that's a weird task, not just because it involves stretch fabric and therefore the dreaded overlock machine, but because skating costumes are in such perverse anti-fashion taste.
Archive 2006-01-01 Ann Althouse 2006
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It's got about thirty different stitches, including overlock and blind hemming.
Vera Holly 2006
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It's got about thirty different stitches, including overlock and blind hemming.
Archive 2006-06-01 Holly 2006
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It is held in position around the lasting margin of the shoe by a run of overlock chainstitch loops.
Chapter 6 1982
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I can tell your irate because it has gotten you to overlock simple facts and logic.
Second Thoughts 2010
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Turbo Boost tech means the CPUs can auto-overlock if there's thermal headroom to do so, jumping from the baseline 2. 93GHz to 3. 6GHz.
Channel Register 2010
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