calender : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: calender	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for calender
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
calender n a machine that smooths or glazes paper or cloth by pressing it between plates or passing it through rollers v press between rollers or plates so as to smooth, glaze, or thin into sheets; "calender paper"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Calender \Cal"en*der\, n. [F. calandre, LL. calendra, corrupted fr. L. cylindrus a cylinder, Gr. [?][?][?][?][?][?][?][?][?]. See {Cylinider}.] 1. 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. 2. One who pursues the business of calendering. My good friend the calender. --Cawper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Calender \Cal"en*der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Calendered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Calendering}.] [Cf. F. calandrer. See {Calender}, n.] To press between rollers for the purpose of making smooth and glossy, or wavy, as woolen and silk stuffs, linens, paper, etc. --Ure.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Calender \Cal"en*der\, n. [Per. qalender.] One of a sect or order of fantastically dressed or painted dervishes.