carrel
carrel definition
car·rel or carrell car′·rell (kar′əl)
noun
a small enclosure or space in the stack room of a library, designed for privacy in studying or reading
Etymology: ME caroll < ML carula, small study in a cloister
Carrel definition
Car·rel (kar′əl, kə rel′)
Carrel,
Alexis 1873-1944; Fr. surgeon & biologist in the U.S. (1905-39)
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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