释义 |
cal·en·der I. \ˈkalə̇ndə(r)\ archaic variant of calendar II. transitive verb (calendered ; calendered ; calendering \-d(ə)riŋ\ ; calenders) Etymology: Middle French calandrer, from calandre : to press (as cloth, rubber, paper) between rollers or plates in order to make smooth and glossy or glazed or to thin into sheets — see supercalender, water II 5c III. noun (-s) Etymology: French calandre machine for calendering, modification of Greek kylindros cylinder — more at cylinder 1. archaic : calenderer 2. : a machine for calendering cloth, rubber, or paper by passing it between rollers or plates — see friction calender, supercalender 3. : a machine for giving tubular knitted fabric the desired width by applying steam and stretching IV. noun (-s) Etymology: Persian qalandar, from Arabic, from Persian kalandar uncouth man, perhaps from kaland pickax, shovel : one of a Sufic order of wandering mendicant dervishes |