Calender
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 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.
- 2 Alternative spelling of qalandar. alt-of, alternative
- 3 Obsolete form of calendar. alt-of, obsolete
"[…]and maruell it is, that for this cauſe he was not ſainted in the Roman Calender."
- 4 a machine that smooths or glazes paper or cloth by pressing it between plates or passing it through rollers wordnet
- 5 One who pursues the business of calendering.
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- 6 Misspelling of calendar. alt-of, misspelling
- 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.
"He brought out the placard, which was quite a work of art. It was nearly two feet long, printed on calendered paper, with a selection of colors so bright that they shone even in the moonlight."
- 2 press between rollers or plates so as to smooth, glaze, or thin into sheets wordnet
Example
More examples"He brought out the placard, which was quite a work of art. It was nearly two feet long, printed on calendered paper, with a selection of colors so bright that they shone even in the moonlight."
Etymology
* 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 Middle English calendren, from Middle French calandrer.
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”).