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Definition of Calender
1. Verb. Press between rollers or plates so as to smooth, glaze, or thin into sheets. "Calender paper"
2. Noun. A machine that smooths or glazes paper or cloth by pressing it between plates or passing it through rollers.
Definition of Calender
1. n. 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. v. i. To press between rollers for the purpose of making smooth and glossy, or wavy, as woolen and silk stuffs, linens, paper, etc.
3. n. One of a sect or order of fantastically dressed or painted dervishes.
Definition of Calender
1. Noun. (misspelling of calendar) ¹
2. 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. ¹
3. Noun. One who pursues the business of calendering. ¹
4. 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. ¹
5. Noun. One of a wandering, mendicant Sufic order of fantastically dressed or painted dervishes, founded in the 13th century by an Arab named Yusuf. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Calender
1. to smooth by pressing between rollers [v -ED, -ING, -S]
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