English
Pronunciation
(RP): IPA|/�kæl�nd�/, SAMPA|/"k{l@nd@/
(US): k�lʹ�nd�r, /�kæl�nd�/, /<tt>"k{l@nd@`</tt>/
Homophones
calendar
Etymology 1
F. calandre, from LL. calendra, corrupted from L. cylindrus 'cylinder', from Gr.
Noun
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en-noun
- misspelling of|calendar
- A machine, used for the purpose of giving cloth, paper etc., a smooth, even, and glossy or glazed surface, by cold or hot pressure, or for watering them and giving them a wavy appearance; it consists of two or more cylinders revolving nearly in contact, with the necessary apparatus for moving and regulating.
- One who pursues the business of calendering. (More properly, calendrer.)
Translations
trans-top|machine
Dutch: kalendermachine, kalender, stofglanzer
Finnish: kalanteri
French: calendre
trans-mid
Polish: kalander m, g�adziarka f
trans-bottom
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Telugu: panchangam
Verb
en-verb
- To press between rollers for the purpose of making smooth and glossy, or wavy, as woolen and silk stuffs, linens, paper etc., as in the homonymous machine.
Translations
trans-top|to press between rollers
Finnish: kalanteroida
trans-mid
Polish: kalendrowa�
trans-bottom
Etymology 2
From Pers. qalandar, from Arabic, itself from Persian kalandar 'uncouth man'
Noun
en-noun
- One of a wandering, mendicant Sufic order of fantastically dressed or painted dervishes, founded in the 13th century by an Arab name Yusuf.
Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L3+ (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Translations)
French: calender
References
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NPLarousse
Websters
fr:calender
io:calender
ru:calender
te:calender
vi:calender
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