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Definition of: calender
(kal′ən·dər) noun
A machine for giving a gloss to cloth, paper, etc., by pressing between rollers.
—v.t. To press in a calender. ◆ Homophone: calendar. [<F calendre <L cylindrus <Gk. kylindros roller]
—cal′en·dered adjective
—cal′en·der·er noun
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