Calender
WordNet
noun
(1) A machine that smooths or glazes paper or cloth by pressing it between plates or passing it through rollers
verb
(2) Press between rollers or plates so as to smooth, glaze, or thin into sheets
"Calender paper"
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Etymology 1
From , from , corrupted from , from .
- The English spelling calendar was introduced in the 17th century to differentiate the chronological senses from the machine calender
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.
- One who pursues the business of calendering. (More properly, calendrer.)
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 the homonymous machine.
Etymology 2
From , from Arabic , itself from Persian from .
Noun
- One of a wandering, mendicant Sufic order of fantastically dressed or painted dervishes, founded in the 13th century by an Arab name Yusuf.