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calendered

calendered is the simple past and past participle of calender.

Meaning of calender

Verb

calender (third-person singular simple present calenders, present participle calendering, simple past and past participle calendered)

  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.1905 April–October, Upton Sinclair, chapter IV, in The Jungle, New York, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 26 February 1906, →OCLC

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Words formed from calendered

Questions about calendered

What is calendered the simple past and past participle of?
Calendered is the simple past and past participle of calender.

Words near calendered in the dictionary

  1. calendarless
  2. calendarlike
  3. calendars
  4. calendary
  5. calender
  6. calendered
  7. calenderer
  8. calenderers
  9. calendering
  10. calenderings
  11. calenders

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