Definition of calender
English to English noun - a machine that smooths or glazes paper or cloth by pressing it between plates or passing it through rollers
source: WordNet 3.0 - 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.
source: Webster 1913 - One of a sect or order of fantastically dressed or painted dervishes.
source: Webster 1913 verb - press between rollers or plates so as to smooth, glaze, or thin into sheets
Calender paper.
source: WordNet 3.0 - To press between rollers for the purpose of making smooth and glossy, or wavy, as woolen and silk stuffs, linens, paper, etc.
source: Webster 1913
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calender, calendrer, calendary, cullender, coalmeter, calenture, calendar year, calliandra, cyclometer, clinometer, chlamydera, clinometry, cilantro, cyclometry, climature, collimator
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