A machine with heavy rollers used to smooth, compress, or gloss fabric, paper, or other materials by pressing them between the rollers.
From French 'calandre,' derived from Greek 'kalindein' (to roll), possibly influenced by 'cylinder'; the word traveled through textile manufacturing languages.
The calander is so effective at smoothing fabric that it inspired the word 'calendering' in manufacturing—the same process that makes paper glossy enough for magazines is basically just industrial pressing.
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