| Calendar | n. [ OE. kalender, calender, fr. L. kalendarium an interest or account book (cf. F. calendrier, OF. calendier) fr. L. calendue, kalendae, calends. See Calends. ] 1. An orderly arrangement of the division of time, adapted to the purposes of civil life, as years, months, weeks, and days; also, a register of the year with its divisions; an almanac. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Eccl.) A tabular statement of the dates of feasts, offices, saints' days, etc., esp. of those which are liable to change yearly according to the varying date of Easter. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. An orderly list or enumeration of persons, things, or events; a schedule; as, a calendar of state papers; a calendar of bills presented in a legislative assembly; a calendar of causes arranged for trial in court; a calendar of a college or an academy. [ 1913 Webster ] Shepherds of people had need know the calendars of tempests of state. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
Calendar clock, one that shows the days of the week and month. --
Calendar month. See under Month. --
French Republican calendar. See under Vendémiaire. --
Gregorian calendar,
Julian calendar,
Perpetual calendar. See under Gregorian, Julian, and Perpetual. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Calender | n. [ F. calandre, LL. calendra, corrupted fr. L. cylindrus a cylinder, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. See Cylinider. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. One who pursues the business of calendering. [ 1913 Webster ] My good friend the calender. Cawper. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Calender | v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Calendered p. pr. & vb. n. Calendering. ] [ Cf. F. calandrer. See Calender, n. ] To press between rollers for the purpose of making smooth and glossy, or wavy, as woolen and silk stuffs, linens, paper, etc. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ] |
