Carrel n 1: French surgeon and biologist who developed a way to suture and graft blood vessels (1873-1944) [syn: {Carrel}, {Alexis Carrel}] 2: small individual study area in a library [syn: {carrel}, {carrell}, {cubicle}, {stall}]
Carrel \Car"rel\, n. See {Quarrel}, an arrow. [1913 Webster]
Carrel \Car"rel\, n. (Arch.) 1. Same as 4th {Carol}. [1913 Webster] 2. 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}. [PJC]