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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.
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Public area connecting individual stores in a shopping center , generally enclosed; an enclosed shopping center.
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A public area connecting individual stores in a shopping 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.
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.
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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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Mall
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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