carrel
carrel, carol, carrol.
1. Aisle divided into chapels, or the screens dividing it, or the divisions themselves.
2. Small enclosure, room, niche, compartment, or study in a cloister or any other small space used for study, as in a library, etc.
3. Light in a Gothic window defined by the bars of tracery.
4. Baywindow.
5. Any precinct, or space defined by railings, etc.
6. Pane of glass secured by cames in a leaded light.
1. Aisle divided into chapels, or the screens dividing it, or the divisions themselves.
2. Small enclosure, room, niche, compartment, or study in a cloister or any other small space used for study, as in a library, etc.
3. Light in a Gothic window defined by the bars of tracery.
4. Baywindow.
5. Any precinct, or space defined by railings, etc.
6. Pane of glass secured by cames in a leaded light.
carrel
car·rel / ˈkarəl/ • n. a small cubicle with a desk for the use of a reader or student in a library. ∎ hist. a small enclosure or study in a cloister.
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