n. A partially partitioned space for studying or reading, often in a library.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. See quarrel, an arrow.
n. Same as 4th carol.
n. 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.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Same as quarrel.
n. A mixed fabric of silk and worsted used in the sixteenth century.
n. [Appar. a ‘square’ inclosure; but cf. carol.] A closet or pew in a monastery.
n. Same as carol.
n. Same as carol.
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n. small individual study area in a library
n. French surgeon and biologist who developed a way to suture and graft blood vessels (1873-1944)
Word Usage
"Other than a dicey incident with a flasher in the stacks, which I describe in my new book, Think, my carrel deep down in the earth's molten core was my happy, cozy place."