Main Entry:

¹cal·en·der

Pronunciation:

\ˈka-lən-dər\

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

cal·en·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