calenderer
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cal·en·der
(kăl′ən-dər)n.
A machine in which paper or cloth is made smooth and glossy by being pressed through rollers.
tr.v. cal·en·dered, cal·en·der·ing, cal·en·ders
To press (paper or cloth) in the rollers of such a machine.
[French calandre, from Vulgar Latin *colendra, alteration (possibly influenced by Latin columna, column) of Latin cylindrus, roller; see cylinder.]
cal′en·der·er n.
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calenderer
(ˈkælɪndərə) orcalendrer
n
a person who operates a calender
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