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Calender, S. Kalender.
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Calender
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calender — ⇒CALENDER, subst. masc. [Chez les Musulmans] Moine mendiant. L histoire des trois calenders borgnes (A. FRANCE, Le Lys rouge, 1894, p. 321). P. anal. Moi, je me compte pour rien, je suis un passe partout, un calender, comme disait Gobineau… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
calender — (v.) to pass through a calender, a machine which smooths and presses paper, cloth, etc., 1510s, from Fr. calandre, the machine name, from M.L. calendra, so called from the shape of the machine used, from L. cylindrus, from Gk. kylindros roll,… … Etymology dictionary
calender — calender1 [kal′ən dər] n. [Fr calendre < ML calendra < L cylindrus, CYLINDER] a machine with rollers between which paper, cloth, etc. is run, as to give it a smooth or glossy finish vt. [Fr calendrer < the n.] to process (paper, cloth,… … English World dictionary
Calender — Cal en*der, n. [Per. qalender.] One of a sect or order of fantastically dressed or painted dervishes. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
calender — index set down Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
calender — m. Monje *musulmán de una orden fundada en el siglo XIII … Enciclopedia Universal
calender — CALENDER. s. m. Nom de certains Religieux Turcs ou Persans, la plupart vagabonds … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
Calender — This article is about a device for smoothing paper. For the method of timekeeping, see calendar. A calender (or kalandar) is also an order of dervishes in Turkey and Persia. The calender is a series of hard pressure rollers at the end of a… … Wikipedia
