noun
carrel
Carrel (noun) means a small, enclosed desk area for quiet reading or study, usually in a library.
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A small, enclosed desk area for quiet reading or study, usually in a library.
"Ah, the library. I booked like a madman for the Master’s Comp. Nine months, up in a study carrel on deck eight."
— Richard Powers, Galatea 2.2 (1995)
"He was busy writing his report in a small library carrel."
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Etymology
A variant of carol (“small closet or enclosure”), from Middle English carole (“round dance with singing; group of people dancing and singing in a circle; circular thing; braid, chain (?); stall for study or writing; writing table; etc.”) (possibly referring to the fact that the item encloses or surrounds the person using it): see further at carol.
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What is the meaning of carrel?
"carrel" (noun) means a small, enclosed desk area for quiet reading or study, usually in a library.
What is another word for carrel?
Other words for "carrel" include carrell, cubicle, stall.
