calender

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈkæləndə/    美 /ˈkæləndɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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.
  2. Alternative spelling of qalandar. alt-of,alternative
  3. Obsolete form of calendar. alt-of,obsolete
    — […]and maruell it is, that for this cauſe he was not ſainted in the Roman Calender.
  4. One who pursues the business of calendering.
  5. Misspelling of calendar. alt-of,misspelling
动词 v.
  1. 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.
    — He brought out the placard, which was quite a work of art. It was nearly two feet long, printed on calendered paper, with a selection of colors so bright that they shone even in the moonlight.

词形变化

calenders plural calenders present,singular,third-person calendering participle,present calendered participle,past calendered past calenders plural calenders plural

词汇关系

衍生词
calendry runic calender supercalender

词源

词源 1
* From Middle French calandre, from Late Latin calendra, altered from Latin cylindrus (“cylinder”), from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros). Doublet of calander and cylinder.
* This spelling calender was introduced in the 17th century to differentiate the machine from the chronological senses of calendar.
词源 2
From Middle English calendren, from Middle French calandrer.
词源 3
From Classical Persian قلندر (qalandar, “wandering dervish”), from Arabic قَلَنْدَار (qalandār, “wandering dervish”), itself from Early Classical Persian کلندر (kalandar, “uncouth man”), from کلند (kaland, “rough, unshaven”).
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