Definition of "carrel" in Anglais

noun

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

   • Near-synonym: cubicle (sometimes synonymous)
   • He was busy writing his report in a small library carrel.

noun

1. (obsolete) A type of fabric used in the 16th and 17th centuries.

noun

1. (obsolete) Synonym of quarrel (“a square-headed arrow”).