Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The process of casting iron around a wrought-iron core or of making a cast-iron addition to a forging.

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Examples

  • Less provisional casting-on, which I have never entirely mastered.

    The Ides of March Jean 2009

  • Less provisional casting-on, which I have never entirely mastered.

    Archive 2009-03-01 Jean 2009

  • I wasn’t happy with the way my wrist warmer came out, so I bought a book & learned some new methods of casting-on, that would leave me with a less loopy, curvy edge.

    Polka Dot Cottage » Save me » Print 2008

  • I wasn’t happy with the way my wrist warmer came out, so I bought a book & learned some new methods of casting-on, that would leave me with a less loopy, curvy edge.

    Polka Dot Cottage: Save me 2008

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