calender
To press between rollers for the purpose of making smooth and glossy, or wavy, as…To press between rollers for the purpose of making smooth and glossy, or wavy, as woolen and silk stuffs, linens, paper etc., as in a calender.
Meaning
1 sensesTo press between rollers for the purpose of making smooth and glossy, or wavy, as woolen and silk stuffs, linens, paper etc., as in a calender.
kalandern
каландри́роватьkalandrírovatʹ, каландрова́тьkalandrovátʹ
press between rollers or plates so as to smooth, glaze, or thin into sheets
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English calendren, from Middle French calandrer.From Middle English calendren, from Middle French calandrer.
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Forms
calenders, calendering, calendered, calendered| Base form | calender · to calender |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | calenders |
| Present participle | calendering |
| Past simple | calendered |
| Past participle | calendered |
regular · Lesson
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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