calandre — 1. calandre [ kalɑ̃dr ] n. f. • XIIIe; lat. calandra, du gr. kalandros « alouette à huppe » 1 ♦ Grande alouette du sud de l Europe. 2 ♦ Charançon, prédateur des grains de céréales. La calandre du blé. calandre 2. calandre [ kalɑ̃dr ] n. f. •… … Encyclopédie Universelle
calender — I. transitive verb ( dered; calendering) Etymology: Middle French calandrer, from calandre machine for calendering, from Vulgar Latin *colendra cylinder, modification of Greek kylindros more at cylinder Date: 1513 to press (as cloth, rubber, or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
calender — calenderer, n. /kal euhn deuhr/, n. 1. a machine in which cloth, paper, or the like, is smoothed, glazed, etc., by pressing between rotating cylinders. 2. a machine for impregnating fabric with rubber, as in the manufacture of automobile tires. v … Universalium
Calendar — This interesting surname has two origins. Firstly, it may be from an occupational name for a person who gave a smooth finish to freshly woven cloth by passing it between heavy rollers to compress the weave. The English term for such a worker,… … Surnames reference
Calender — This interesting surname has two origins. Firstly, it may be from an occupational name for a person who gave a smooth finish to freshly woven cloth by passing it between heavy rollers to compress the weave. The English term for such a worker,… … Surnames reference
Callander — This interesting surname has two origins. Firstly, it may be from an occupational name for a person who gave a smooth finish to freshly woven cloth by passing it between heavy rollers to compress the weave. The English term for such a worker,… … Surnames reference
Callendar — This interesting surname has two origins. Firstly, it may be from an occupational name for a person who gave a smooth finish to freshly woven cloth by passing it between heavy rollers to compress the weave. The English term for such a worker,… … Surnames reference
Callender — This interesting surname has two origins. Firstly, it may be from an occupational name for a person who gave a smooth finish to freshly woven cloth by passing it between heavy rollers to compress the weave. The English term for such a worker,… … Surnames reference