calender
[ kal-uhn-der ]
noun
a machine in which cloth, paper, or the like, is smoothed, glazed, etc., by pressing between rotating cylinders.
a machine for impregnating fabric with rubber, as in the manufacture of automobile tires.
verb (used with object)
to press in a calender.
Origin of calender
11505–15; <Middle French calandre, by vowel assimilation <*colandre<Vulgar Latin *colendra, for Latin cylindruscylinder; compare Middle English calendrer (<Anglo-French ) as name of occupation
Other words from calender
- cal·en·der·er, noun
Words that may be confused with calender
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British Dictionary definitions for calender (1 of 2)
calender1
/ (ˈkælɪndə) /
noun
a machine in which paper or cloth is glazed or smoothed by passing between rollers
verb
(tr) to subject (material) to such a process
Origin of calender
1C17: from French calandre, of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for calender (2 of 2)
calender2
/ (ˈkælɪndə) /
noun
a member of a mendicant order of dervishes in Turkey, Iran, and India
Origin of calender
2from Persian kalandar
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