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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cal•en•der (kal′ən dər),USA pronunciation n. - Mechanical Engineering, Textilesa machine in which cloth, paper, or the like, is smoothed, glazed, etc., by pressing between rotating cylinders.
- Textiles, Mechanical Engineeringa machine for impregnating fabric with rubber, as in the manufacture of automobile tires.
v.t. - Mechanical Engineering, Textilesto press in a calender.
- Anglo-French) as name of occupation
- Vulgar Latin *colendra, for Latin cylindrus cylinder; compare Middle English calendrer (
- *colandre
- Middle French calandre, by vowel assimilation
- 1505–15
- Eastern Religions, Religionqalandar.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: calender /ˈkælɪndə/ n - a machine in which paper or cloth is glazed or smoothed by passing between rollers
vb - (transitive) to subject (material) to such a process
Etymology: 17th Century: from French calandre, of unknown origin |