mall

(môl, mäl)

noun

  1. Archaic
    1. a large, heavy mallet, used to strike the ball in the game of pall-mall
    2. Origin: < pall-mall

      the game itself
    3. a lane or alley where the game was played
  2. a shaded walk or public promenade
    1. a street for pedestrians only, with shops on each side, and often with decorative plantings, benches, etc.
    2. a completely enclosed, air-conditioned shopping center like this
  3. a median strip

Origin: var. of maul, esp. assoc. in 17th c. with (pall)-mall

See mall in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A large, often enclosed shopping complex containing various stores, businesses, and restaurants usually accessible by common passageways.
  2. A street lined with shops and closed to vehicles.
  3. A shady public walk or promenade.
  4. Chiefly Upstate New York See median strip. See Regional Note at neutral ground.

Origin:

Origin: After The Mall in London, England, originally a pall-mall alley

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noun & v.
Variant of maul.

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