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Mall

Mall Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Mall? [n] mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; a modern version of the traditional marketplace; "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls" [n] a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk Synonyms \| Synonyms for Mall: center \| plaza \| promenade \| shopping center \| shopping mall Related Terms \| Find terms related to Mall: alameda \| beaten path \| beaten track \| berm \| bicycle path \| boardwalk \| bridle path \| catwalk \| esplanade \| fastwalk \| foot pavement \| footpath \| footway \| garden path \| groove \| hiking trail \| parade \| path \| pathway \| prado \| promenade \| public walk \| run \| runway \| rut \| sidewalk \| towing path \| towpath \| track \| trail \| trottoir \| walk \| walkway See Also \| esplanade \| mercantile establishment \| outlet \| paseo \| retail store \| sales outlet \| walk \| walkway Mall In Webster's Dictionary \Mall\ (m[add]l; 277), n. [Written also {maul}.] [OE. malle, F. mail, L. malleus. Cf. {Malleus}.] 1. A large heavy wooden beetle; a mallet for driving anything with force; a maul. --Addison. 2. A heavy blow. [Obs.] --Spenser. 3. An old game played with malls or mallets and balls. See {Pall-mall}. --Cotton. 4. A place where the game of mall was played. Hence: A public walk; a level shaded walk. Part of the area was laid out in gravel walks, and planted with elms; and these convenient and frequented walks obtained the name of the City Mall. --Southey. \Mall\ (m[add]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Malled} (m[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Malling}.] [Cf. OF. mailler. See {Mall} beetle, and cf. {Malleate}.] To beat with a mall; to beat with something heavy; to bruise; to maul. \Mall\ (m[a^]l), n. [LL. mallum a public assembly; cf. OHG. mahal assembly, transaction; akin to AS. m[ae][eth]el, me[eth]el, assembly, m[=ae]lan to speak, Goth. ma[thorn]l market place.] Formerly, among Teutonic nations, a meeting of the notables of a state for the transaction of public business, such meeting being a modification of the ancient popular assembly. Hence: (a) A court of justice. (b) A place where justice is administered. (c) A place where public meetings are held. Councils, which had been as frequent as diets or malls, ceased. --Milman.

Mall Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Mall?

[n] mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; a modern version of the traditional marketplace; "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls"
[n] a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk

Mall In Webster's Dictionary

\Mall\ (m[add]l; 277), n. [Written also {maul}.] [OE.
malle, F. mail, L. malleus. Cf. {Malleus}.]
1. A large heavy wooden beetle; a mallet for driving anything
   with force; a maul. --Addison.

2. A heavy blow. [Obs.] --Spenser.

3. An old game played with malls or mallets and balls. See
   {Pall-mall}. --Cotton.

4. A place where the game of mall was played. Hence: A public
   walk; a level shaded walk.

         Part of the area was laid out in gravel walks, and
         planted with elms; and these convenient and
         frequented walks obtained the name of the City Mall.
                                               --Southey.


\Mall\ (m[add]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Malled} (m[add]ld);
p. pr. & vb. n. {Malling}.] [Cf. OF. mailler. See {Mall}
beetle, and cf. {Malleate}.]
To beat with a mall; to beat with something heavy; to bruise;
to maul.


\Mall\ (m[a^]l), n. [LL. mallum a public assembly; cf. OHG.
mahal assembly, transaction; akin to AS. m[ae][eth]el,
me[eth]el, assembly, m[=ae]lan to speak, Goth. ma[thorn]l
market place.]
Formerly, among Teutonic nations, a meeting of the notables
of a state for the transaction of public business, such
meeting being a modification of the ancient popular assembly.
Hence:
(a) A court of justice.
(b) A place where justice is administered.
(c) A place where public meetings are held.

          Councils, which had been as frequent as diets or
          malls, ceased.                       --Milman.

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