First Known Use: 1513
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1calender
verb cal·en·der \ˈka-lən-dər\
cal·en·deredcal·en·der·ing\-d(ə-)riŋ\
Definition of CALENDER
transitive verb
: 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
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Origin of CALENDER
Middle French calandrer, from calandre machine for calendering, from Vulgar Latin *colendra cylinder, modification of Greek kylindros — more at cylinder
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2calender
noun
Definition of CALENDER
: a machine for calendering something
First Known Use of CALENDER
1688
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3calender
noun
Definition of CALENDER
: a member of a Sufic order of wandering mendicant dervishes
Origin of CALENDER
Persian qalandar
First Known Use: 1621
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