Assertion: calender | /r/HasProperty | employed material
Facets:
value: to smooth
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: A calender is employed, usually to smooth, coat, or thin a material.
text: Calenders can also be applied to materials other than paper when a smooth, flat surface is desirable, such as cotton, linens, silks, and various man-made fabrics and polymers such as vinyl and ABS polymer sheets, and to a lesser extent HDPE, polypropylene and polystyrene.