I. ˈka-lən-dər transitive verb
( -dered ; cal·en·der·ing -d(ə-)riŋ)
Etymology: Middle French calandrer, from calandre machine for calendering, from Vulgar Latin * colendra cylinder, modification of Greek kylindros — more at cylinder
Date: 1513
: to press (as cloth, rubber, or paper) between rollers or plates in order to smooth and glaze or to thin into sheets
• cal·en·der·er -dər-ər noun
II. noun
Date: 1688
: a machine for calendering something
III. noun
Etymology: Persian qalandar
Date: 1621
: a member of a Sufic order of wandering mendicant dervishes