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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Mall \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. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Mall \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. [1913 Webster] Councils, which had been as frequent as diets or malls, ceased. --Milman. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Mall \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. [1913 Webster] 2. A heavy blow. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 3. An old game played with malls or mallets and balls. See {Pall-mall}. --Cotton. [1913 Webster] 4. A place where the game of mall was played. Hence: A public walk; a level shaded walk. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Mall \Mall\ (m[add]l), n. 1. A public access area containing a promenade for pedestrians; as, to gather near the Washington monument on the mall in Washington. [PJC] 2. The paved or grassy strip between two roadways. [PJC] 3. A shopping area with multiple shops and a concourse for predominantly or exclusively pedestrian use; in cities the concourse is usually a city street which may be temporarily or permamently closed to motor vehicles; in suburban areas, a mall is often located on a convenient highway, may be large, contained in one building or in multiple buildings connected by (usually covered) walkways. Also called {shopping mall} [PJC] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Maul \Maul\, n. [See {Mall} a hammer.] A heavy wooden hammer or beetle. [Written also {mall}.] [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: mall n 1: a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk [syn: {promenade}, {mall}] 2: 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; "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls" [syn: {plaza}, {mall}, {center}, {shopping mall}, {shopping center}, {shopping centre}]