carrel

or car·rell

[ kar-uh l ]

/ ˈkær əl /

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.

Nearby words

carranza, carranza, venustiano, carrara, carrara marble, carrefour, carrel, carrel, alexis, carrera, carreras, carreta, carrey

Origin of carrel

1585–95; variant spelling of carol enclosure

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Examples from the Web for carrell

On the eastern side is an additional wall, connected at its extremities with the first, enclosing ground for stables and carrell.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XXX|Joel Palmer
The carrell was placed so that it was closed at one end by one of the cloister windows and remained open at the other.
The Story of Books|Gertrude Burford Rawlings
Carrell was in identically the same position as the orator you speak of.
Z. Marcas|Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for carrell (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 carrell (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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Medicine definitions for carrell

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.