Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CAL'EN-DER
CAL'EN-DER, v.t. [Fr. calendrer; Sp. calentar, to heat, to urge or press forward; from caleo, to be hot.]
To press between rollers, for the purpose of making smooth, glossy and wavy; as woolen and silk stuffs and linens.
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