What is "carrels"

Usage examples of "carrels".

Ben, leading the way to the humpy carrels, who were peacefully chewing their cud and longing for the desert, with a dreamy, far-away look in their mournful eyes.

The carrels were comfortable nooks just big enough for two people, where customers met the girls and made their arrangements.

Holt leaned out over an ornamental baluster and looked down into a well like an amphitheatre, with crescents of study carrels enough to seat a thousand students at the least count.