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• The passing of stuffs under a calender to give them a wavy appearance; watered fabrics.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

• The passing of silk, &c., under a calender to give it a wavy appearance.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.