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