calender
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈkæləndə/
  • (America) enPR: kălʹəndər, IPA: /ˈkæləndɚ/
Noun

calender (plural calenders)

  1. Misspelling of calendar
  2. 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.
  3. One who pursues the business of calendering.
Synonyms
  • (one in the business or trade of calendering) calendrer
Translations Verb

calender (calenders, present participle calendering; past and past participle calendered)

  1. 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.
Translations
  • German: kalandern
  • Portuguese: calandrar
  • Russian: каландри́ровать
  • Spanish: calandrar
Noun

calender (plural calenders)

  1. One of a wandering, mendicant Sufic order of fantastically dressed or painted dervishes, founded in the 13th century by an Arab named Yusuf.
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