calender

[ kal-uhn-der ]

/ ˈkæl ən dər /

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noun

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.

verb (used with object)

to press in a calender.

Origin of calender

1505–15; <Middle French calandre, by vowel assimilation <*colandre<Vulgar Latin *colendra, for Latin cylindruscylinder; compare Middle English calendrer (<Anglo-French ) as name of occupation

OTHER WORDS FROM calender

cal·en·der·er, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH calender

calendar, calender , colander

Words nearby calender

calendar day, calendarize, calendar month, calendar watch, calendar year, calender, calends, calendula, calenture, calesa, calescent

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Example sentences from the Web for calender

This is an aspect of the Shepherd's Calender to which literary historians have naturally devoted less attention.
Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama|Walter W. Greg
He had no sooner returned this answer, than a third calender overtook us.
The Arabian Nights Entertainments|Anonymous
I arrived this evening; and the first man I met was this calender, our brother, who spoke before me.
The Arabian Nights Entertainments|Anonymous
On the road I caused my beard and eyebrows to be shaven, and assumed a calender's habit.
The Arabian Nights Entertainments|Anonymous

The rubberizing method finally adopted was a combination of the calender and spreader methods.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell

British Dictionary definitions for calender (1 of 2)

calender¹

/ (ˈkælɪndə) /

noun

a machine in which paper or cloth is glazed or smoothed by passing between rollers

verb

(tr) to subject (material) to such a process

Word Origin for calender

C17: from French calandre, of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for calender (2 of 2)

calender²

/ (ˈkælɪndə) /

noun

a member of a mendicant order of dervishes in Turkey, Iran, and India

Word Origin for calender

from Persian kalandar

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单词	calender
释义	calender [ kal-uhn-der ] / ˈkæl ən dər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR calender ON THESAURUS.COM noun 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. verb (used with object) to press in a calender. Origin of calender 1505–15; <Middle French calandre, by vowel assimilation <colandre<Vulgar Latin colendra, for Latin cylindruscylinder; compare Middle English calendrer (<Anglo-French ) as name of occupation OTHER WORDS FROM calender cal·en·der·er, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH calender calendar, calender , colander Words nearby calender calendar day, calendarize, calendar month, calendar watch, calendar year, calender, calends, calendula, calenture, calesa, calescent Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for calender This is an aspect of the Shepherd's Calender to which literary historians have naturally devoted less attention. Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama\|Walter W. Greg He had no sooner returned this answer, than a third calender overtook us. The Arabian Nights Entertainments\|Anonymous I arrived this evening; and the first man I met was this calender, our brother, who spoke before me. The Arabian Nights Entertainments\|Anonymous On the road I caused my beard and eyebrows to be shaven, and assumed a calender's habit. The Arabian Nights Entertainments\|Anonymous The rubberizing method finally adopted was a combination of the calender and spreader methods. America's Munitions 1917-1918\|Benedict Crowell British Dictionary definitions for calender (1 of 2) calender¹ / (ˈkælɪndə) / noun a machine in which paper or cloth is glazed or smoothed by passing between rollers verb (tr) to subject (material) to such a process Word Origin for calender C17: from French calandre, of unknown origin British Dictionary definitions for calender (2 of 2) calender² / (ˈkælɪndə) / noun a member of a mendicant order of dervishes in Turkey, Iran, and India Word Origin for calender from Persian kalandar Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to calender register, detail, spell out, note, place, classify, file, enter, post, specify, invoice, tab, enumerate, poll, numerate, index, particularize, itemize, catalogue, book
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calender

noun

verb (used with object)

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noun

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