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Definition of Mall
1. Noun. A public area set aside as a pedestrian walk.
Specialized synonyms: Esplanade
Generic synonyms: Paseo, Walk, Walkway
Derivative terms: Promenade
2. Noun. Mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace. "They spent their weekends at the local malls"
Terms within: Food Court
Generic synonyms: Mercantile Establishment, Outlet, Retail Store, Sales Outlet
Definition of Mall
1. n. A large heavy wooden beetle; a mallet for driving anything with force; a maul.
2. v. t. To beat with a mall; to beat with something heavy; to bruise; to maul.
3. n. 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.
Definition of Mall
1. to maul [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: maul
Medical Definition of Mall
1. 1. A large heavy wooden beetle; a mallet for driving anything with force; a maul. 2. A heavy blow. 3. An old game played with malls or mallets and balls. See Pall-mall. 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) Origin: OE. Malle, F. Mail, L. Malleus. Cf. Malleus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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