mall

n. (ma̤l; 277)

[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
v. t. (ma̤l)

[imp. & p. p. Malled (ma̤ld); 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
n. (măl)

[LL. mallum a public assembly; cf. OHG. mahal assembly, transaction; akin to AS. mæðel, meðel, assembly, mǣlan to speak, Goth. maþl 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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1. Public promenade or concourse open only to pedestrian traffic.

2. Public area containing a complex of shops with associated walkways and parking areas; also called shopping mall. Some malls are also covered, to provide the same climatic conditions year-round.

Public area connecting individual stores in a Shopping Center, generally enclosed; an enclosed shopping center.

A public area connecting individual stores in aShopping Center generally enclosed. Also, an enclosed shopping center.
Example: A large shopping mall was being developed south of town. It was designed to include over 40 stores connected by an enclosed and air-conditioned mall.

1. A public plaza, walk, or system of walks, often set with trees and designed for pedestrian use.
2. See shopping mall.
3. A heavy wood mallet; a maul.

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IN BRIEF: A group of stores around a covered walkway.

The mall opened early during the holidays.

Tutor's tip: Offended by my remark about her "mole," (a dark skin spot) the "moll" (gangster's girlfriend) threatened to "maul" (to beat or batter) me in the parking lot of the "mall" (shopping center).

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - promenade

2.
n. - indkøbscenter

Nederlands (Dutch)
(winkel)promenade, winkelcentrum, berm, maliebaan (soort sport uit 17de eeuw), hamer (ook voor malie)

Français (French)
1.
n. - galerie marchande, (US) centre commercial, (US) rue piétonne

2.
n. - (Tech) maillet

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Promenade, Einkaufszentrum, Einkaufsstraße

2.
n. - Sturmmöve

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πεζόδρομος, εμπορικό κέντρο
abbr. - εμπορικό κέντρο

Italiano (Italian)
centro commerciale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - alameda (f), shopping
abbr. - macete (mallet)

Русский (Russian)
аллея, большой торговый центр

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - centro comercial

2.
n. - calle peatonal

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - esplanad, gågata, (inbyggt) köpcenter, mittremsa (på t.ex. väg)
abbr. - Pall Mall

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 林荫大道, 铁圈球场, 铁圈球戏, 设在郊区的大规模购物中心

2. 林荫大道, 铁圈球场, 铁圈球戏, 设在郊区的大规模购物中心

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 林蔭大道, 鐵圈球場, 鐵圈球戲, 設在郊區的大規模購物中心

2.
n. - 林蔭大道, 鐵圈球場, 鐵圈球戲, 設在郊區的大規模購物中心

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 나무 그늘 진 산책길

2.
n. - 상점가, 쇼핑센터

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 歩行者専用商店街, 散歩道, モール, 中央分離帯

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ممر للمشاة, سوق تجاري يحتوي على محلات متنوعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מדרחוב, שדירה, איזור חנויות, קניון‬
n. - ‮מקבת (פטיש כבד)‬

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