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carrel

1
or car·rell

[ 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

2

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

noun

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

carrel

1

/ ˈkærəl /

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

2

/ ˈkærəl; kəˈrɛl; karɛl /

noun

  1. CarrelAlexis18731944MFrenchMEDICINE: surgeonSCIENCE: biologist Alexis (əˈlɛksɪs; 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of carrel1

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

Origin of carrel1

C16: a variant of carol
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Example Sentences

Well, one becomes a minister, Carrel remained a journalist; the incomplete but craftier man is living; Carrel is dead.

Carrel fought a duel with M. de Girardin, and died forty-eight hours later as the result of the wounds he received.

The loss of Carrel was deeply felt, and his funeral was attended by multitudes of the Parisians.

It was at this time that he had his sad and fatal quarrel with Armand Carrel—a brother editor.

Young Maquignaz turned sharply to him and exclaimed: Carrel nest pas tomb!

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