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noun
A machine, used for the purpose of giving cloth, paper etc., a smooth, even, and glossy or glazed surface, by cold or hot pressure, or for watering them and giving them a wavy appearance; it consists of two or more cylinders revolving nearly in contact, with the necessary apparatus for moving and regulating.
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noun
One who pursues the business of calendering.
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noun
Alternative spelling of qalandar.
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noun
Obsolete form of calendar.
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noun
Misspelling of calendar.
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verb
To press between rollers for the purpose of making smooth and glossy, or wavy, as woolen and silk stuffs, linens, paper etc., as in a calender.
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noun
a machine that smooths or glazes paper or cloth by pressing it between plates or passing it through rollers
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Broader terms: machine
verb
press between rollers or plates so as to smooth, glaze, or thin into sheets
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Broader terms: press
History
* From Middle French calandre, from Late Latin calendra, altered from Latin cylindrus (“cylinder”), from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros). Doublet of calander and cylinder. * This spelling calender was introduced in the 17th century to differentiate the machine from the chronological senses of calendar.
From Classical Persian قلندر (qalandar, “wandering dervish”), from Arabic قَلَنْدَار (qalandār, “wandering dervish”), itself from Early Classical Persian کلندر (kalandar, “uncouth man”), from کلند (kaland, “rough, unshaven”).
From Middle English calendren, from Middle French calandrer.
Across languages
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