carrel

also car·rell (kăr'əl)
n.
A partially partitioned nook in or near the stacks in a library, used for private study.

[Middle English carole, round dance ring, circle, stall for study. See carol.]

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is a private cubicle for study in a library (20th century) and is a revival of a much earlier use denoting a small enclosure or study in a monastery in medieval England, a meaning which died out with the dissolution of the monasteries in the 16th century.

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A small individual compartment or alcove in a library, used for semiprivate study.

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IN BRIEF: n. - Small individual study area in a library.

Tutor's tip: After studying all day in the "carrel" (small cubicle used for individual study in the library), she went to the "carole" (a round dance) where they also sang a beautiful "carol" (joyous Christmas song).

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• Tables and Desks - carrel: table or desk with three sides raised above surface to serve as partitions for private study, esp. in library

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See words rhyming with "carrel."