Associations to the word «Carrel»

Wiktionary

CARREL, noun. A partially partitioned space for studying or reading, often in a library.
CARREL, noun. A quarrel, or square-headed arrow.

Dictionary definition

CARREL, noun. French surgeon and biologist who developed a way to suture and graft blood vessels (1873-1944).
CARREL, noun. Small individual study area in a library.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.