mall.
A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.
Meaning & usage
A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.
An enclosed shopping centre.
An alley where the game of pall mall was played.
A public walk; a level shaded walk, a promenade.
A heavy wooden mallet or hammer used in the game of pall mall.
The game of polo.
An old game played with malls or mallets and balls; pall mall.
Where this word comes from
Probably from The Mall, a major street in London, England, which was originally a pall mall alley.
to beat with a mall, or mallet; to beat with something heavy; to bruise
to build up with the development of shopping malls
to shop at the mall
Where this word comes from
Probably from The Mall, a major street in London, England, which was originally a pall mall alley.
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