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calender

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calendering

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

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\-dər-ər\ noun

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