carrel

or car·rell

[ kar-uhl ]

/ ˈkær əl /

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Definition of carrel

noun

Also called cubicle, stall. a small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.

a table or desk with three sides extending above the writing surface to serve as partitions, designed for individual study, as in a library.

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Origin of carrel

1585–95; variant spelling of carol enclosure

Words nearby carrel

Carrantuohill, Carranza, Carrara, Carrara marble, carrefour, carrel, Carrera, Carreras, Carrère, carreta, Carrey

Other definitions for carrel (2 of 2)

Carrel

[ kuh-rel, kar-uhl; French ka-rel ]

/ kəˈrɛl, ˈkær əl; French kaˈrɛl /

noun

A·lex·is

[uh-lek-sis; French a-lek-see], /əˈlɛk sɪs; French a lɛkˈsi/, 1873–1944, French surgeon and biologist, in U.S. 1905–39: Nobel Prize 1912.

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How to use carrel in a sentence

Well, one becomes a minister, Carrel remained a journalist; the incomplete but craftier man is living; Carrel is dead.
Z. Marcas|Honore de Balzac
Carrel fought a duel with M. de Girardin, and died forty-eight hours later as the result of the wounds he received.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835|Dorothy Duchesse de Dino
The loss of Carrel was deeply felt, and his funeral was attended by multitudes of the Parisians.
Paris: With Pen and Pencil|David W. Bartlett
It was at this time that he had his sad and fatal quarrel with Armand Carrel—a brother editor.
Paris: With Pen and Pencil|David W. Bartlett

Young Maquignaz turned sharply to him and exclaimed: Carrel nest pas tomb!
Adventures on the Roof of the World|Mrs. Aubrey Le Blond

British Dictionary definitions for carrel (1 of 2)

carrel

carrell

/ (ˈkærəl) /

noun

a small individual study room or private desk, often in a library, where a student or researcher can work undisturbed

Word Origin for carrel

C16: a variant of carol

British Dictionary definitions for carrel (2 of 2)

Carrel

/ (kəˈrɛl, ˈkærəl, French karɛl) /

noun

Alexis (əˈlɛksɪs; French alɛksi). 1873–1944, French surgeon and biologist, active in the US (1905–39): developed a method of suturing blood vessels, making the transplantation of arteries and organs possible: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1912

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Medical definitions for carrel

Carrel

[ kə-rĕl′, kăr′əl ]

Alexis 1873-1944

French-born American surgeon and biologist. He won a 1912 Nobel Prize for his work on vascular ligature and grafting of blood vessels and organs.

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