carrel
or car·rell
Origin of carrel
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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 Balzaccarrel 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 DinoThe loss of carrel was deeply felt, and his funeral was attended by multitudes of the Parisians.
Paris: With Pen and Pencil | David W. BartlettIt 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. BartlettYoung 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)
carrell
/ (ˈkærəl) /
a small individual study room or private desk, often in a library, where a student or researcher can work undisturbed
Origin of carrel
1British Dictionary definitions for Carrel (2 of 2)
/ (kəˈrɛl, ˈkærəl, French karɛl) /
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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