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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Calender

Cal'en-der, n.

noun

n. [Fr. calandre, L. Lat. celendra, a modification of Fr. cylindre, Lat. cylindrus, Gr. κύλινδρος, cylinder, q. v.]

  1. A machine or hot press, used to press cloths, paper, &c., for the purpose of making them smooth, even, and glossy, 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. Ure.
  2. One who pursues the business of calendering.

My good friend the calender. Cooper. 3. One of a sect of dervises in the East, so named from the founder of the order. Buchanan.

Cal'en-der, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. CALENDERED; p. pr. & vb. n. CALENDERING.] [Fr. calendrer. See supra.] To press between rollers for the purpose of making smooth, glossy, and wavy, as woolen and silk stuffs, linens, paper, &c. Ure.