squeegeeing

Verb

squeegee (third-person singular simple present squeegees, present participle squeegeeing, simple past and past participle squeegeed)

1. (transitive) Sometimes followed by down, out, together, etc.: to press or spread (a substance) using a squeegee (noun sense); also, to use a squeegee on (something, such as a surface).
   • Transparencies on glass, for use in the Stereoscope, the magic lantern, or for window decoration, may very easily be made by the Carbon process. […] The Carbon tissue, previously cut to the dimensions of the glass, is printed as previously directed, with a very narrow safe-edge: it is then...1883, T[homas] Frederick Hardwich, “The Practical Details of Photographic Printing”, in J[ohn] Traill Taylor, editor, A Manual of Photographic Chemistry, Theoretical and Practical, 9th edition...

   Synonyms:

   squilgee

2. (intransitive) To use a squeegee.
   • Having regulated the temperature, the following articles will be required:– […] a rubber squeegee, and a piece of American cloth to protect the print while squeegeeing; […]1885, C[harles] G[eorge] Warnford Lock, “[Photography—Miscellaneous.] Silver Prints mounted on Glass; Medallions.”, in Workshop Receipts (4th Series), London; New York, N.Y.: E[rnest] & F. N. Spon...

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