[ 'kar(ə)l ]
■ noun
1》 a small cubicle with a desk for the use of a reader in a library.
2》 historical a small enclosure or study in a cloister.
Origin
C16: appar. related to carol in the old sense 'ring'.
[ 'kar(ə)l ]
■ noun
1》 a small cubicle with a desk for the use of a reader in a library.
2》 historical a small enclosure or study in a cloister.
Origin
C16: appar. related to carol in the old sense 'ring'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004