calender
a machine in which cloth, paper, or the like, is smoothed, glazed, etc., by pressing between rotating cylinders.
a machine for impregnating fabric with rubber, as in the manufacture of automobile tires.
to press in a calender.
Origin of calender
1Other words from calender
- cal·en·der·er, noun
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How to use calender in a sentence
I am a linendraper bold, as all the world doth know; And my good friend, the calender, will lend his horse to go.
The Book of Humorous Verse | VariousAway went Gilpin out of breath, and sore against his will, Till at his friend the calender's his horse at last stood still.
The Book of Humorous Verse | VariousMoir or “watered” effects are produced in a similar way, but these effects are frequently imitated in the embossing calender.
The embossing calender is usually constructed of two bowls, one of which is of steel and the other of compressed cotton or paper.
To calender paper, it is run through a series of alternate "chilled" and "paper" rolls.
The Building of a Book | Various
British Dictionary definitions for calender (1 of 2)
/ (ˈkælɪndə) /
a machine in which paper or cloth is glazed or smoothed by passing between rollers
(tr) to subject (material) to such a process
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1British Dictionary definitions for calender (2 of 2)
/ (ˈkælɪndə) /
a member of a mendicant order of dervishes in Turkey, Iran, and India
Origin of calender
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