calender
Americannoun
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a machine in which cloth, paper, or the like, is smoothed, glazed, etc., by pressing between rotating cylinders.
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a machine for impregnating fabric with rubber, as in the manufacture of automobile tires.
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
noun
Other Word Forms
- calenderer noun
Etymology
Origin of calender
1505–15; < Middle French calandre, by vowel assimilation < *colandre < Vulgar Latin *colendra, for Latin cylindrus cylinder; compare Middle English calendrer (< Anglo-French ) as name of occupation
Example Sentences
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The emails, and calender kept entries for Mr. Epstein while he was staying at his Manhattan mansion, were obtained through a public records request to the attorney general for the U.S.
From New York Times
Construction work on Akon City he acknowledges "is yet to be fully calendered".
From BBC
We walked down the flank of the paper machine, to the “calendering” station, where the water was squeezed from the product.
From New York Times
It was a ritual celebrated throughout Ukraine, in Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Rite Catholic churches, which follow the Julian calender and will celebrate Easter this year on Sunday.
From New York Times
If Arizona can tread water in the standings until then, it’ll be a team steeped in overcoming challenges before the calender turns to May.
From Seattle Times
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