calender
noun
a machine in which cloth, paper, or the like, is smoothed, glazed, etc., by pressing between rotating cylinders.
calenders
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pluralof calender.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He kept going back to his precious ledgers of innocence, the calenders.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 28, 2018
School districts across the state are racing to adopt their 2017-2018 calenders and are scrambling to see whether they will have to reduce spring breaks to adhere to the mandate.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 16, 2016
The calenders for jute almost invariably contain five different rollers, or "bowls," as they are usually termed; one of these bowls, the smallest diameter one, is often heated with steam.
From The Jute Industry: from Seed to Finished Cloth by T. Woodhouse
In the mean time this unhappy prince, Giafar, Mesrour, the porter, and the calenders, were upon the point of losing their lives by their indiscreet curiosity.
From The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01 by Anonymous
Go, bring these ladies and the calenders at the same time; make haste, and remember that I do impatiently expect your return.
From The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01 by Anonymous
