EGAVE

carrel

About 0.21 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun Alternative spelling of carol (“a small closet or enclosure built against the inner side of a window of a monastery's cloister, to sit in for study”).
  2. noun A partitioned space for reading or studying, often in a library.
    He was busy writing his report in a small library carrel.
  3. noun A type of fabric used in the 16th and 17th centuries.
  4. noun Synonym of quarrel (“a square-headed arrow”).

Similar words

cubicle stall carrell desk alcove dakin carol cabinet closet cabin

Often followed by

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Word family

Alexis Carrel Carrel carrels

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