carrel

(kar′əl)

noun

a small enclosure or space in the stack room of a library, designed for privacy in studying or reading

Origin: ME caroll < ML carula, small study in a cloister

Carrel, Alexis 1873-1944; Fr. surgeon & biologist in the U.S. (1905-39)

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also car·rell

noun

A partially partitioned nook in or near the stacks in a library, used for private study.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English carole, round dance ring, circle, stall for study; see carol

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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