Hypertext Webster Gateway: "calender"
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.
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 WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
calender
n : a machine that smoothes 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; as of paper or cloth
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