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carrel

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[ kar-uhl ]

noun

  1. Also called cubicle, stall. a small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.
  2. a table or desk with three sides extending above the writing surface to serve as partitions, designed for individual study, as in a library.


Carrel

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

noun

  1. ·· [uh, -, lek, -sis, a, -lek-, see], 1873–1944, French surgeon and biologist, in U.S. 1905–39: Nobel Prize 1912.

carrel

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/ ˈæə /

noun

  1. a small individual study room or private desk, often in a library, where a student or researcher can work undisturbed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Carrel

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/ ˈæə; kəˈrɛl; karɛl /

noun

  1. CarrelAlexis18731944MFrenchMEDICINE: surgeonSCIENCE: biologist Alexis (əˈɛɪ; 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of carrel1

1585–95; variant spelling of carol enclosure
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of carrel1

C16: a variant of carol
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People with Type 2 diabetes dance and sing around their office carrels, tipping their hats to Jardiance.

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Most passers-by are probably unaware that Irwin’s work once stood next to a jail, Huber said, and now on warm days, she spots students using the enclosures as outdoor library carrels.

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You could call it ballet for the book club crowd: this spring’s library carrel’s worth of ballets based on literature, including two at the Kennedy Center.

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They built the carrels from nontoxic materials durable enough to sustain the kind of frequent cleanings library workers do now, and in the crib, they installed a soft, vinyl mat made of health-care-grade materials.

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He shares his remote refuge, a forgotten carrel on the 9th floor, with a woman with a distinct resemblance to Ozeki herself.

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