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calenderer

Variant of calender

noun

a machine with rollers between which paper, cloth, etc. is run, as to give it a smooth or glossy finish

Origin: Fr calendre < ML calendra < L cylindrus, cylinder

transitive verb

to process (paper, cloth, etc.) in a calender

Origin: Fr calendrer < the n.

Related Forms:

calenderer noun

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