carrel
NounUS[kar-uhl]/ˈkærəl/2 syllables
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Noun (2)
- French surgeon and biologist who developed a way to suture and graft blood vessels (1873-1944)Synonyms: Alexis CarrelInstance of biologist, surgeon
- small individual study area in a librarySynonyms: carrellcubiclestallType of alcove, bayPart of library, depository library
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Car′rel noun
See Quarrel, an arrow.
Car′rel noun
Architecture 1. Same as 4th Carol.
2. a table partitioned by vertical boards into small areas where an individual may read or study with minimal distraction from activities nearby. They are used especially in libraries. Also, the term is used to refer to one partition of such a table. Related etymologically to the 4th carol.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors