The French term for a calander machine, or alternatively a grain weevil; used in textile manufacturing and entomology.
French variant of 'calandra,' derived from the same Greek and Latin roots referring to rolling/lowering action or the weevil insect.
This French word shows how the same name got applied to both a textile machine and an insect—one compresses fabric by rolling, the other 'compresses' grain by boring into it.
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