carrel
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(alt of, alternative, obsolete)(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.
(broadly)(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.
Đồng nghĩa: cubicle
- 3.
(obsolete)A type of fabric used in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- 4.
(obsolete)Synonym of quarrel (“a square-headed arrow”).
Đồng nghĩa: quarrel
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ine-pro A variant of carol (small closet or enclosure), from Middle English carole (possibly referring to the fact that the item encloses or surrounds the person using it): see further at carol. thumb|Carrel desk#Noun|desks in a [[library (partitioned space).]]