Antonyms for calender


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kal-uh n-der
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæl ən dər


Definition of calender

Origin :
  • "to pass through a calender," a machine which smooths and presses paper, cloth, etc., 1510s, from Middle French calandre, the machine name, from Medieval Latin calendra (see calender (n.)).
  • As in list : verb keep a record; tabulate
Example sentences :
  • “Ay, where the Frenchmen live that calender worsted,” returned Giles.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • The verb to calender, to press and gloss cloth, etc., is from Old Fr.
  • Extract from : « The Romance of Words (4th ed.) » by Ernest Weekley
  • They are then subjected to the powerful pressure of the calender rollers.
  • Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure
  • The calender is also used to press rubber into sheets of uniform thickness.
  • Extract from : « The Wonder Book of Knowledge » by Various
  • Whereof at present we find experience in the Calender we observe.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 2 of 3) » by Thomas Browne
  • He had no sooner returned this answer, than a third calender overtook us.
  • Extract from : « The Arabian Nights Entertainments » by Anonymous
  • You are usurping the Pope's function, and adding a new name to the calender.
  • Extract from : « The Actress in High Life » by Sue Petigru Bowen
  • Referring to his Shepheards Calender Spenser thus gracefully indicates his change from pastoral to epic poetry.
  • Extract from : « Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I » by Edmund Spenser
  • To calender paper, it is run through a series of alternate "chilled" and "paper" rolls.
  • Extract from : « The Building of a Book » by Various
  • The calender rollers are heated so as to keep the rubber compound plastic.
  • Extract from : « The Preparation of Plantation Rubber » by Sidney Morgan

Synonyms for calender

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