Carrel

Quick meaning: Carrel is a noun meaning (by extension) A partitioned space for reading or studying, often in a library.

Meaning

(by extension) A partitioned space for reading or studying, often in a library.

More Meanings

1. (architecture, obsolete) 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. (obsolete) A type of fabric used in the 16th and 17th centuries.
3. (obsolete) Synonym of quarrel (“a square-headed arrow”).

Example Sentences

Near-synonym: cubicle (sometimes synonymous)

He then returned to his carrell for his own research.

He was busy writing his report in a small library carrel.

Ah, the library. I booked like a madman for the Master’s Comp. Nine months, up in a study carrel on deck eight.

Word Forms

• carrels
• carrell
• carrol
• carell

Synonyms for carrel

Depending on context, synonyms include cubicle, quarrel, stall, carrell.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cubicle, stall, carrell, desk, alcove, carol.

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